Alexa Efraimson
Efraimson in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1997 Camas, Washington, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track, Running |
Event(s) | 800 metres, 1500 metres, cross country running |
| Club | Nike |
| Turned pro | 2014 |
| Coached by | Pete Julian |
| Retired | 2022 |
Medal record | |
Alexa Efraimson (born February 20, 1997), now Alexa Gusman, is an American former professional middle distance runner from Camas, Washington who competed for Nike. Efraimson is now a Registered Dietitian. During the 2014 indoor and outdoor season, as a junior, she set a pair of U.S. high-school records, breaking Mary Cain's 2013 mark in the indoor 3,000 meters (9:02.10) with a time of 9:00.16 and running 4:33.29 in the 1,600 meters to shave 0.53 seconds from Christine Babcock's 4:33.82, set in 2008. Efraimson captured the bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2013 World (U18) Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine.