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'''Regina Jacobs''' (born August 28, 1963 in [[Los Angeles]]) is an [[United States|American]] former [[middle-distance runner]] from [[Los Angeles]]. She currently works as a real estate agent in Oakland, California with The Grubb Co. Realtors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/associate/180-a-932-4012723/regina-jacobs|website=BSIR}}</ref><br />
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==Track & field career==<br />
After graduating from [[Stanford University]], Jacobs represented the USA in three consecutive [[Summer Olympics]], starting in [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] in [[Seoul, South Korea]].<ref name="si">{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/mike_fish/11/25/hamilton/|title=Second guessing|last=Fish|first=Mike|date=November 25, 2003|work=SI.com|accessdate=2009-02-03}}</ref><br />
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Jacobs took second place in the 1500 m race at the [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|6th World Championships in Athletics]] in [[Athens]] (4:04.63) in 1997, and again won the silver medal in the 1500 m at the World Championships in [[Sevilla]] in 1999 (4:00.35). In her years of running she won 25 national titles. On February 1, 2003, at age 39 Jacobs set a world record in the indoor 1500 m with a time of 3:59.98, becoming the first woman to break 4 minutes in the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://branchsportstech.com/2014_Meets/indoor/02-21-USATF/Result-Track.php?EN=5&RN=1&ST=Official&D=3#tab3|title=USATF Indoor Championships|website=branchsportstech.com}}</ref> Jacobs remains the only American woman to run under 4 minutes in the indoor 1500 meters and stands as the USATF American Indoor record holder in 2015. Regina's 2 mile record was broken by [[Jennifer Simpson]] in 2015.<br />
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In 2003, she retired after she tested positive for [[Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative|BALCO]]'s 'designer' steroid [[Tetrahydrogestrinone|THG]] and was suspended from competing in track & field for four years by the [[United States Anti-Doping Agency]].<br />
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==Real Estate Career==<br />
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Following her ban and subsequent retirement, Jacobs became a real estate agent in the [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], California area. She currently works for The Grubb Co. Realtors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.grubbco.com/agent-detail/Regina-Jacobs/123924/=Regina Jacobs Real Estate Associate in Oakland California - The Grubb Co. Realtors|website=www.grubbco.com|access-date=2016-07-18}}</ref><br />
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*{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/regina-jacobs-1.html |title=Regina Jacobs}}<br />
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/3723213.stm Jacobs handed ban] from [[BBC]]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060314010519/http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/3/3_2/1044.shtml Regina Jacobs Sets 1500M World Record] from Cool Running<br />
*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9405E3D71431F937A15753C1A9659C8B63 Steroid Is Reportedly Found In Top Runner's Urine Test] from ''[[New York Times]]''<br />
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