Karen Holdsworth
Karen Holdsworth (née Moody, also Goldhawk[1], 2 August 1960 – 30 April 2013) was a British marathon runner, who won the 1983 Berlin Marathon.
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Born | 2 August 1960 | |||||||||||||
Died | 30 April 2013 52) | (aged|||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | Marathon | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 1981, Holdsworth won the inaugural Great North Run, finishing in a time of 1:17.36.[2][3] In the same year, she finished sixth at the inaugural London Marathon, in a time of 2:43:28.[4] In 1983, she won the Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:40:32.[1][5] In the same year, she won the Paris Marathon.[1][5] In 1984, she won the Reading[6] and Fleet Half Marathons.[1]
Marathon competition record
Competition | Rank | Time | Location | Date |
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1981 London Marathon | 6th | 2:43:28 | London | 29 March 1981 |
1981 Great North Run | 1st | 1:17:36 | South Shields | 28 June 1981 |
1983 Paris Marathon | 1st | 2:51:08 | Paris | 14 May 1983 |
1983 Berlin Marathon | 1st | 2:40:32 | Berlin | 25 September 1983 |
1984 Reading Half Marathon | 1st | 1:13:56 | Reading | 25 March 1984 |
1984 London Marathon | 13th | 2:42:51 | London | 13 May 1984 |
1985 Berlin Marathon | 2nd | 2:35:18 | Berlin | 29 September 1985 |
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References
- "Karen Holdsworth". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "Jo Pavey and Mara Yamauchi back for the Great North Run". BBC Sport. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- Temple, Cliff (1987). Running from A to Z. Paul. p. 91.
- Runner's World. Rodale, Inc. 1981. p. 48.
- Benyo, Richard; Henderson, Joe (2002). Running Encyclopedia. Human Kinetics.
- "Reading Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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