Shelby Houlihan (born February 8, 1993) is an American middle distance runner. She resides in Portland, Oregon and was born in Sioux City, Iowa. Houlihan participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed 11th in the 5000 m final with a time of 15 minutes, 8.89 seconds. She has been a runner for much of her life, winning competitions in high school, college and further on.