Ngaire Drake (born 11 May 1949) is a New Zealand former marathon runner, who came second at the

1981 London Marathon The 1981 London Marathon was the first running of the annual marathon race in London, United Kingdom, which took place on Sunday, 29 March. The elite men's race was won in a time of 2:11:48 hours by two athletes, American Dick Beardsley and Inge Si ...

, and sixth at the 1985 New York City Marathon. She has also won the

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, Canberra and Sydney Marathons, and the 1984 Avon International Marathon in Paris. She competed in the marathon event at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.

Career

In 1981, Drake came second at the inaugural London Marathon. In 1982, she won the

Marathon. She competed in the marathon event at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, finishing 24th. That year, she also won the

Canberra Marathon The Canberra Times Marathon Festival is an annual marathon () held in the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The marathon was established in 1976 and is the oldest city marathon in Australia. The marathon was initially held o ...

, in a time of 2:44:11. She came seventh at the 1984 Avon International Marathon in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

. Drake won the Wang Australia marathon in Sydney, Australia in 1984 and 1985. She won the 1985 event by over two minutes, and was the first person to win the event twice. She came sixth at the 1985 New York City Marathon, and also came sixth in a 10 km race in

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, US. In 1986, Drake came third at the

Nagoya International Women's Marathon The , named until the 2010 race, is an annual marathon race for female runners over the classic distance of 42 km and 195 metres, held in Nagoya, Japan in early March every year. It holds World Athletics Platinum road race status. It ...

, in a time of 2:38:46. Drake won the 1986 Sydney Marathon in a time of 2:38:52, and came third at the

Tokyo International Women's Marathon The Tokyo International Women's Marathon was a marathon for female elite runners held in Tokyo from 1979 until 2008 in November. It was first held in November 1979, and this race was the first women's marathon officially sanctioned by the Inte ...

in a time of 2:38:08. The same year, she won the Westfield Marathon for the third successive year. In 1987, she won the

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Half-Marathon in a time of 1:15, In 1988, she won the Australian Marathon Championships as a guest runner. In 1989, she won the over-40s event at the

Twin Cities Marathon The Twin Cities Marathon (TCM) is an annual marathon in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area which normally takes place the first weekend in October. The race is often called "The Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America" due to a course that win ...

, in a time of 2:41:25. She finished ninth overall.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Drake, Ngaire Living people 1949 births New Zealand female marathon runners New Zealand female long-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for New Zealand