Dianne Margaret Zorn-Rodger (born 9 November 1956) is a retired middle-distance runner from Napier, New Zealand. She competed in the 1500m at the

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and in the 3000 m at the

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and placed ninth in 1984. She married the New Zealand rower

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. In 1984, they became the first New Zealand married couple to compete at Olympics. After the 1976 Olympics, she had long breaks from major competitions due to multiple injuries. She recovered by 1982, and that year placed fourth in the 1500m and 3000m events at the Commonwealth Games and finished fifth at the

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. Zorn graduated from the William Colenso College in Napier, and already at the age 13 qualified for the national cross-country running championships. After marriage, she moved to

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, and often competed in the marathon and cross-country races in the United States. She retired after suffering a stress fracture in 1988, and later gave birth to a daughter Aynslee (b. 1989) and sons Logan (b. 1992) and Brenton (b. 1997). Logan competed internationally for New Zealand in rowing, and Aynslee played American football and

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for

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New Zealand female middle-distance runners 1956 births Living people Olympic athletes of New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand People educated at William Colenso College {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub