Kathryn Mary Binns (born 13 January 1958) is a retired female
long-distance runner from
England
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, who later was known as Kathryn Dickinson. She competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in cross-country and distance races including the
marathon and
half marathon
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. Binns set her personal best (2:36:12) in the classic distance on 12 June 1982 in
Windsor, Berkshire
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, defeating runner-up
Carol Gould.
She finished ninth at the
1980 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a silver medal in the team competition.
Achievements
References
ARRSgbrathletics
1958 births
Living people
British female long-distance runners
British female marathon runners
British female cross country runners
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