Lisa Kehler
Lisa Martine Kehler (née Langford; born 15 March 1967) is a female retired race walker from England.
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Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | 15 March 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
Club | Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics career
Born in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, she competes for the Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club. Kehler competed for Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 2000.
She competed in five Commonwealth Games; she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 10 km event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2] Four years later she represented England again in the 10 km event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] The third Games appearance was when she represented England in the 10 km event and she won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5][6] A fourth medal (silver) came at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and a fifth and final appearance ensued in 2010.[7]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 14th | 10 km | 49.21 |
1987 | World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | 11th | 10 km | 45:42 |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 13th | 10 km | 46:23 | |
1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 12th | 3000 m | 13:32.30 |
1989 | World Race Walking Cup | L'Hospitalet, Spain | 15th | 10 km | 46:02 |
Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 10th | 5 km | 22:10 | |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 3rd | 10 km | 47:23 |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 10th | 10 km | 46.33 | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 35th | 10 km | 51:44 |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | 10 km | DQ |
Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 6th | 10 km | 46:01 | |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 35th | 10 km | 46:06 |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 18th | 10 km | 45:42 |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | 10 km | 45:03 | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 33rd | 20 km | 1:37:47 |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 2nd | 20 km | 1:36:45 |
World Race Walking Cup | Torino, Italy | — | 20 km | DQ | |
2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 4th | 20 km | 1:40.33 |
2011 | European Race Walking Cup | Olhão, Portugal | 44th | 20 km | 1:47:58 |
References
- "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lisa Langford-Kehler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2018.