British long-distance runner
Suzanne Rigg
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| Birth name | Suzanne Youngberg |
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| Nationality | American / British |
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| Born | (1963-11-29) 29 November 1963 (age 60)
Essex, Iowa, United States |
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| Sport | Long-distance running |
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| Event(s) | 10,000 metres, Half-Marathon, Marathon |
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Suzanne Rigg (née Youngberg, born 29 November 1963) is an American-born long-distance runner who had dual American/British citizenship. She represented Great Britain in the women's marathon at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.[1] She also won a team silver medal at the 1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and finished fourth in the 10,000m at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Personal life
Rigg was raised in Essex, Iowa and attended Iowa State University where she met British student, John Rigg, who won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1985 European Junior Championships. After graduating, the two married and went to live in Liverpool, England, before settling in Warrington, where Rigg was a member of Warrington AC.[2] They have two children.
Rigg moved back to the USA with her family in 2007. In 2012, she became girls cross-country and distance head coach at Zionsville Community High School in Indiana.[3]
Great Britain / 
England
