Tani Ruckle

Tani Ruckle (born 25 June 1962)[1] is a Canadian-born former long-distance runner who represented Australia.[2] She ran her career-best time for the marathon with 2:31:19 for fourth at the 1988 Chicago Marathon. That performance moved her to second on the Australian all-time list behind Lisa Martin, and as of 2018, ranks her 12th.[3] She won a silver medal in the marathon at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.[4] She also finished ninth at the 1988 World 15 km Road Race Championships.

She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[5]

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Australia
1985 Australian Marathon Sydney, Australia 6th 2:50:03
Melbourne Marathon Melbourne, Australia 4th 2:48:36
1986 Philippine Air Lines Marathon Manila, Philippines 1st 2:46:58
Melbourne Marathon Melbourne, Australia 1st 2:36:06
1987 Australian Marathon Sydney, Australia 1st 2:37:53
1988 World 15 km Road Race Championships Adelaide, Australia 9th 50:59
Sapporo Half Marathon Sapporo, Japan 2nd 73:57
Gold Coast Half Marathon Gold Coast, Australia 2nd 73:28
Australian 15 km Road Race Championships Canberra, Australia 2nd 51:49
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 4th 2:31:19
1989 World 15 km Road Race Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24th 53:42
1990 Commonwealth Games Marathon Auckland, New Zealand 2nd 2:33:15
World 15 km Road Race Championships Dublin, Ireland 18th 51:55
1992 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 17th 2:40:39
1994 Nagoya International Women's Marathon Nagoya, Japan 5th 2:34:29
Commonwealth Games Marathon Victoria, Canada 15th 3:06:27
1996 Sydney International Marathon Sydney, Australia 4th 2:40:01
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References
  1. "Tani Ruckle". Mosman. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. "Tani Ruckle Interview". Runners Tribe. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. "All-Time" (PDF). Australian all-time lists pdf. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. "Tani Ruckle". ARRS. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. Page 11. Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Archives (January 31, 1990). Retrieved 2018-05-01.
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