Nancy Tinari (née Rooks, born 13 June 1959) is a Canadian former long-distance runner. She won the silver medal at the 1987 World 15km Road Race Championships behind

Ingrid Kristiansen Ingrid Kristiansen (née Christensen on 21 March 1956) is a Norwegian former athlete. She was one of the best female long-distance runners during the 1980s. She is a former world record holder in the 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and the marathon ...

. Her time of 48:53 still stands as the Canadian record. She also won a silver medal at the

1987 Pan American Games The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, on August 7–23, 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas c ...

, and represented Canada at the

1988 Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. Tinari continued competing into her forties, including finishing second at the 2000 Canadian 10 km Road Race Championships aged 41 and winning the Canadian Masters Cross Country title in November 2008 aged 49.

Personal bests

*10,000 metres – 32:14.05 (September 1988) *10 km road – 32:14 (April 1988) *15 km road – 48:53 (November 1987) *Half-marathon – 72:50 (November 1991) *Marathon – 2:40:50 (October 1983)

International competitions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tinari, Nancy 1959 births Living people Canadian female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games