Lynne Duval (née Robinson, born 21 June 1969) is an English former middle-distance runner. She finished fourth in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

final at the 1986 World Junior Championships and went on to win the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

title at the 1993 Universiade.

Career

A member of Coventry Godiva Harriers, Robinson was a successful junior who won the AAA Under 17 800 m title in 1984 and 1985, and finished fourth in the

final at the 1986 World Junior Championships in 2:02.18. Her best time for the 800 m was achieved on 26 July 1989 in Wythenshawe, when she ran 2:02.0. Robinson won the 1992 UK Championships 800m title, narrowly defeating Coventry Godiva clubmate,

Lorraine Baker Lorraine Baker-Strain (born 9 April 1964) is an England, English former Middle-distance running, middle-distance runner who competed in the 800 metres. She represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games in 1984 Summer Olympics, ...

, 2:04.47 to 2:04.52, and went on to finish fourth in the 800 m final at the 1992

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/Olympic trials. The highlight of her career came when she won the

title at the 1993 Universiade in

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, in a time of 4:12.03. Her 1500m best of 4:10.32 was set on 30 July 1994 in Hechtel. Robinson has a

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in Social History from Warwick University (1997) and is a lecturer at the

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International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Lynne Living people 1969 births English female middle-distance runners British female middle-distance runners English women academics English sociologists British social historians Alumni of the University of Warwick Academics of Staffordshire University FISU World University Games gold medalists for Great Britain Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Competitors at the 1991 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade