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1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior Women's Race
The Senior women's race at the 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at the Ippodromo delle Capannelle on March 21, 1982. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published. Race results Senior women's race (4.663 km) Individual Teams *Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 109 athletes from 22 countries in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. * (6) * (5) * (6) * (5) * (1) * (6) * (6) * (6) * (1) * (6) * (6) * (2) * (4) * (6) * (6) * (2) * (6) * (5) * (6) * (6) * (6) * (6) See also * 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race * 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race References {{DEFAULTSORT:1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Senior women's race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running. Included in its charge are the standardization of rules and regulations for the sports, certification of athletic facilities, recognition and management of world records, and the organisation and sanctioning of athletics competitions, including the World Athletics Championships. The organisation's president is Sebastian Coe of the United Kingdom, who was elected in 2015 and re-elected unopposed in 2019 for a further four years. World Athletics suspended the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) from World Athletics starting in 2015, for eight years, due to doping violations, making it ineligible to hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Merrill
Janice "Jan" Melbourne Merrill (born June 18, 1956) is a retired American runner. She was the dominant long distance runner of the middle 1970s, a notable front runner, her uniform with the large "M" on her chest would usually break away to an insurmountable lead in domestic meets. She was equally untouchable in self-promotion or dealing with the media, often deferring to her coach, Norm Higgins. At various points in time she held the American record in the 1500 meters (4:02.61 set on July 29, 1976) during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ..., the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters. She lost other record opportunities because the only times she could get a decent race in the United States was against men. She won the U.S. title at 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Webb (runner)
Brenda Webb is an indigenous Australian singer and actress. Her debut single "Little Black Girl" was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Independent Release. "Little Black Girl" was released in 1993 and received radio airplay all over the country. Another song "Melting Pot" (a cover a Blue Mink song) was used by NSW Aboriginal Land Council for an anti-racism campaign. "Little Black Girl" was originally credited as being written by Webb and Wendy May Dempster but was actually written primarily by Dempster and Christopher Lloyd Bowen who took legal action soon after the song's release. The issue was settled in 1996 and Webb publicly acknowledged that she was not the main writer. Webb was pursuing an acting career before her music become successful. She appeared in some educational videos for Film Australia and a few plays. She also made an appearance in '' A Country Practice''. Webb played teacher Sally Pritchard in television soap opera '' Neighbours'' for six weeks in 1994. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilar Fernandez
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Rosa Mota
Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM (; born 29 June 1958) is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one of her country's foremost athletes, being the first sportswoman from Portugal to win Olympic gold. Mota was the first woman to win multiple Olympic marathon medals as well as being the only woman to be the reigning European, World, and Olympic champion at the same time. On the 30th Anniversary Gala of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) she was distinguished as the greatest female marathon runner of all time. Biography Born in Porto's downtown neighbourhood of Foz Velha, Rosa started participating in cross-country races while in high school. In 1980 she met José Pedrosa, the man who would eventually be her personal trainer for her entire career. Rosa Mota's first marathon was at the European Championships of 1982, hosted by Athens, Greece - the first Women's Marathon ever. Mota was not one of the favourites for gold, but she easil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aileen O'Connor
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Cristina Tomasini
Cristina Tomasini (born 26 July 1958) is an Italian female retired long-distance runner, which participated at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. Biography Her best result at International level was the 5th place at the 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, competition when she won also three important medals with the team, while at European level her best result was the victory at IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Formia in 1982. She won four times the national championships at senior level. Her performance on the 5000 metres in 1980, when she was under 23, was the third time in Europe. Cristina Tomasini also won BOclassic (an international road running race that take place every 31 December in Bolzano) edition of 1985. Achievements National titles *Italian Athletics Championships **3000 metres: 1977 **10,000 metres: 1986 **Half marathon: 1987 ** Cross country: 1977 Circuit wins * European Athletics permit meeting **Cross della Vallagarina T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galina Zakharova (athlete)
Galina Zakharova (russian: Галина Захарова; born 7 September 1956) is a Russian former long-distance runner who represented the Soviet Union. Her greatest success came at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships where she was the silver medallist in 1984 close behind winner Maricica Puică. She also won a team title with the Soviet women (Yelena Sipatova, Raisa Smekhnova, Tatyana Pozdnyakova) at the 1982 edition, having finished 18th. She also competed on the track and was the 1984 Soviet champion over 3000 metres. She ranked third in the world for the 1983 in that event courtesy of a run of 8:34.60 minutes. She also ranked in the top five for the season in 1982 over 3000 m and again in 1984 over 1500 metres (setting a lifetime best of 3.57.72 minutes). Prior to her success over shorter distances, she recorded a marathon best of 2:46:48 hours in Moscow in 1981. Personal bests * 800 metres – 1:57.08 min (1984) *1500 metres – 3:57.72 min (1984) *3000 met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Cooksey
Martha "Marty" Cooksey (born July 18, 1954) is an American former long-distance runner who competed in events ranging from 5000 meters to the marathon. She achieved her marathon best time of 2:35:42 hours at the American Olympic Trials in 1984. She had her career peak in 1978, winning marathons in San Diego and Atlanta, as well as the American title with her runner-up finish at the 1978 New York City Marathon. Her times for 15 km, 20 km and half marathon were retrospectively recognised as women's world records for the road distances. Internationally, she competed for the United States at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1982 and won the gold medal over 10,000 meters at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. Career Raised in Orange County, California, Cooksey attended California State University, Fullerton, but her sporting focus was on basketball and volleyball while she studied there.Holbreich, Curt (1987-04-28)Cooksey aching to do well in Marathon '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Furniss
Jane Elizabeth Shields (née Furniss, born 23 August 1960) is a female English former middle and long-distance runner. Athletics career At the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she won a team gold medal in 1986, team silver in 1984 and team bronze in 1982, and had a best individual placing of fifth in 1984. She also finished seventh in the 3000 metres final at the 1983 World Championships, and represented Great Britain in the 3000 metres at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and in the 10,000 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later she represented England in the 10,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Kanuka
Lynn Kanuka-Williams ( Kanuka; born July 11, 1960) is a Canadian athlete from Regina, Saskatchewan. She competed in 3000m races, as well as a smaller number of 1500m races. She competed for Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the 3,000 metres where she won the bronze medal (in the race notable for the incident between Mary Decker and Zola Budd). Four years later in Seoul, South Korea she finished fifth in the 1500 metres. Additionally, she collected a bronze medal at the 1989 World Cross Country championships. Achievements See also * Canadian records in track and field The following is a list of national outdoor and indoor athletics records for Canada maintained by Canada's national athletics federation, Athletics Canada. Outdoor Key to tables: + = En route to a longer distance A = Affected by altitude Mx ... References * External links * * * * * * 1960 births Living people Canadian female middle-distance runners Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Fudge
Paula Fudge (née Yeoman; born 30 March 1952) is an English former middle and long-distance runner. She won a gold medal in the 3000 metres at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, and on 13 September 1981 she set the world record for the 5000 metres with 15.14.51, the first recognised women's 5000m world record by the IAAF. This record remained the British record until 1985 when it was broken by Zola Budd. She also won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 1982 European Indoor Championships. Fudge made her marathon debut at the 1985 Columbus Marathon, winning in a time of 2:35:10. She then won a team gold medal at the 1985 World 15km Road Race Championships, and finished fifth individually. She improved her marathon personal best to 2:32:25 at the 1986 London Marathon. After the withdrawals of her twin sister Ann Ford and Priscilla Welch due to injury, and Veronique Marot declining selection, Fudge was selected to compete in the marathon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, but she too t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
