Deborah "Debbi" A. Lawrence (née Spino, born October 15, 1961, in Columbus, Indiana) is a retired female

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from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's 10 km race walk event (45:03) at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in

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, Sweden.

Personal bests

*10 km: 44:42 min – 1992 *20 km: 1:33:48 hrs –

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, 16 July 2000

Achievements

Personal life

She is a

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and affirms that her success as an athlete is due in a large part to a vegetarian diet.

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* * 1961 births Living people American female racewalkers Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States People from Columbus, Indiana Track and field athletes from Indiana Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 21st-century American women {{US-racewalk-athletics-bio-stub