German Fernandez
Fernandez after winning the 2009 US Junior Cross Country Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 2 November 1990 Riverbank, California |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 147 lb (67 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Athletics/Track, Long-distance running |
| Event(s) | 1500 meters, 3000 meters, 5000 meters |
| College team | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| Club | Bowerman Track Club |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Coached by | Jerry Schumacher |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
German Fernandez (born November 2, 1990) is a retired American professional runner from Riverbank, California, known for his performance in high school and collegiate cross country and track and field. Later he trained under Jerry Schumacher for the Bowerman Track Club. He is most well known for running the California Cross Country State Meet course record (14:24), as well as running a new American high-school record, 8:34.40 for two miles, at the 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals championship. He previously held the World Junior Indoor Mile record at 3:55.02 until it was broken by Cameron Myers with a time of 3:53.12, subsequently bettered to 3:47.48. A local meet in Riverbank, California, the German Fernandez Distance Carnival, is named after him.