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Women Biographical Summaries
For each athlete,
the following information is given: name,
country, birthdate (where known) and biographical
summary.The summary comprises personal bests,
placings in significant international and
domestic events (outdoors unless stated), and
other information. Performances in 1997 contests
and the 1996/1997 IAAF World Cross Challenge
series are given separately
Abbreviations
- AAA = Amateur Athletic Association
Championships (GBR); COM = Commonwealth Games;
ECH = European Championships; ECP = European Cup;
EIC = European Indoor Championships; EJC =
European Junior Championships; EXC = European
Cross Country Championships; GWG = Goodwill
Games; OLY = Olympic Games; WCH = IAAF World
Championships; WCP = IAAF World Cup; WIC = IAAF
World Indoor Championships; WJC = IAAF World
Junior Championships; WSG = World Student Games;
WXC = IAAF World Cross Country Championships;
WJXC = IAAF World Junior Cross Country
Championships. dnf = Did not finish; dnq = Did
not qualify; dns = Did not start; dq =
Disqualified; ht = heat; pb = personal best; qf =
quarter-final; sf = semi-final; SC =
Steeplechase; XC = Cross Country
CHIRILA Mariana
ROM 7-9-64 1500/5000 pbs: 4:04.69-86/15:40.63-95.
2 World Road Relay 96. At WXC: 96-32. At EXC:
94-7, 95-25 1996/97 IAAF World Cross Challenge: 5
Durham; 8 Amorebieta; 13 Seville; 9 Tourcoing
DANNEELS Anne-Marie
BEL 28-2-62 5000 pbs: 15:25.52-95. 3000 pb:
8:59.22-95. ht WCH 5000 95. At WXC: 95-66, 96-35.
At EXC: 95-14, 96-34. Mother of 2. 1996/97 IAAF
World Cross Challenge: 13 Brussels; 7 Tourcoing;
9 Diekirch; 6 San Vittore
de REUCK
Colleen RSA 13-4-64 (Née Lindeque). Mar pb:
2:31:21-92. 5000/10,000 pbs:
15:24.77-96/31:56.00-96. 3000/Half Mar pbs:
8:47.5-91/68:38-89. Marathon specialist. 1 South
African 92 (début); 9 OLY 92; 9 Boston 4; 4
World Half Mar 95 (92-16); 14 NY 95; 1 Honolulu
95; 13 OLY 10,000 96. At WXC: 93-23, 96-5. 1
South African 10,000 96 (beat Elana Meyer - first
South African to do so for more than a decade).
From-Durban 1996/97 IAAF World Cross Challenge: 3
Tourcoing; 3 Albufiera; 3 Diekirch
ELLIOTT Lucy
GBR 9-3-66 5000 pb: 15:56.15-96. 1500 pb:
4:18.54-91. At WXC: 95-83. At EXC: 95-24, 96-24.
1 English Schools 400H 84. 3 UK 400H 85. In 97: 2
British XC 1996/97 IAAF World Cross Challenge: 4
Durham; 4 Belfast; 7 Seville; 6 Tourcoing; 4
Diekirch (=3rd in standings)
FIDATOF Elena
ROM 24-7-60 5000 pb: 15:12.58-95. 1500/3000/Half
Mar pbs: 4:03.92-86/8:42.16-87/70:13-94. 1 Balkan
XC 90; 5 ECH 1500 90; 14 WCH 1500 91; 11 OLY 1500
92; 5 World Half Mar 94 (95-6); 10 WCH 5000 95; 7
OLY 5000 96. At WXC: 84-40, 85-10, 86-9, 90-60,
91-44, 92-25, 93-26, 95-23, 96-17. At EXC: 94-3,
95-4, 96-5. 1 Romanian Half Mar 94. In 97: 2 San
Sebastian XC (to Tulu) 1996/97 IAAF World Cross
Challenge: 2 Durham (to Wami); 1 Belfast; 1
Amorebieta; 1 Seville; 1 Tourcoing; 1 Albufeira;
1 Diekirch (Standings leader)
LOROUPE Tegla
KEN 9-5-73 5000/10,000 pbs:
15:08.03-93/31:17.66-95. 3000/Half Mar/Mar pbs:
9:01.62-95/67:12-96/2:27:37-94. 17 OLY 10,000 92;
4 WCH 10,000 93; 3 WCH 10,000 95. 3 World Half
Mar 93; 6 OLY 10,000 96. 9 Boston 95; 2 Boston 96
(was leading by 30 seconds at 24M). 1 New York
94/95 (9th in 96 after clocking 71:04 for first
half then 86:15 for the second) At WXC: 90-16J.
Won New York marathon on her début at that
distance in 1994. Won 1995 New York race in same
week as sister's death - was going to pull out
but was encouraged by her mother to compete.
Donated her winnings to her late sister's
children. Based-Germany. 1.50/37kg. In 97: 2
Tokyo Half Mar 67:43; 1 Egmond Half Mar 1996/97
IAAF World Cross Challenge: 5 Albufiera; 1 Chiba
MARAOUI Rakia
MAR 12-9-67 Mar pb: 2:28:17-95. 3 Berlin 95. In
97: 3 San Sebastian XC 1996/97 IAAF World Cross
Challenge: 13 Belfast; 6 Seville; 11 Diekirch
PETROVA Lyudmila
RUS 7-10-68 5000/10,000 pbs:
15:20.44-96/31:58.84-96. Half mar pb: 70:45-96.
10 EIC 3000 96; 14 OLY 10,000 96. 1 Russian
10,000 96. Failed to finish 1996 World Half
Marathon after leading for 10k. At EXC: 96-25
1996/97 IAAF World Cross Challenge: 8 Brussels; 3
Chiba
RADCLIFFE Paula
GBR 17-12-73 5000 pb: 14:46.76-96. 3000 pb:
8:37.07-96. 800/1500 pbs: 2:05.22-95/4:06.84-95.
Mile pb: 4:24.94-96. 4 EJC 3000 91; 1 under-23
ECP 3000 92; 4 WJC 3000 92; 7 WCH 3000 93; 5 WCH
5000 95; 5 OLY 5000 96. At WXC: 91-15J, 92-1J
(beat Wang Junxia); 93-18, 95-18, 96-19. 1 Fifth
Avenue Mile 96. 1 English XC 94 1996/97 IAAF
World Cross Challenge: 3 Durham; 3 Belfast; 4
Tourcoing
RIBEIRO Fernanda
POR 23-6-69 5000/10,000 pbs:
14:36.45-95/31:01.63-96. 3000 pb: 8:41.99-95.
1500 pb: 4:07.09-96 11 EJC 3000 83; 4 EJC 3000
85; 4 WJC 3000 86; 1 EJC 3000 87; 2 WJC 3000 88;
10 WCH 10,000 93; 1 EIC 3000 94/96; 1 ECH 10,000
94; 2 WCP 10,000 94; 1 WCH 10,000 95 (2 5000); 1
OLY 10,000 96. At WXC: 91-74, 94-10, 96-6. At
EXC: 94-6. World's fastest at 5000/10,000 in 1995
and 1996. Ran half-marathon at age 10. Portuguese
international since age 13. In 97: 1 Portuguese
Clubs indoor 800/1500; 1 Portuguese XC; 3 WIC
3000 1996/97 IAAF World Cross Challenge: 5
Seville; 2 Albufeira
RIGG Suzanne
GBR 29-11-63 Mar pb: 2:34:21-95. 10,000 pb:
32:44.06-93. Born-Iowa. 12 World Half Mar 93; 6
Chicago 93; 4 COM 10,000 94; 10 London 94;8
Berlin 95 (pb by 8 minutes); 58 OLY 96. 1 AAA
10,000 93; 1 AAA Half Mar 96. 1 English
Inter-CountiesXC 96. At WXC: 93-63. At EXC: 96-17
(team silver). Husband/coach-John Rigg. In 97: 3
British XC 1996/97 IAAF World Cross Challenge: 10
Durham; 8 Tourcoing; 12 Diekirch
SANDELL Annemari
FIN 2-1-77 5000/10,000 pbs:
14:56.22-96/31:40.42-96. 1500/3000 pbs:
4:14.55-96/8:48.36-96. European junior
5000/10,000 record holder. 5 WJC 3000 92; 2 EJC
3000 93; 4 WJC 3000 94; 9 WCH 10,000 95; 12 OLY
10,000 96. 1 Finnish 10,000 94 (1 5000 95). At
WXC: 92-14J, 93-15J, 95-1J, 96-2J. At EXC: 95-1,
96-3 1996/97 IAAF World Cross Challenge: 5
Amorebieta; 4 Seville; 10 Nairobi; 2 San Vittore
(=3rd in standings)
STATKUVIENÉ
Stefanija LIT 5-9-62 Mar pb: 2:28:43-95.
Lithuanian marathon record holder. 8 Paris 94; 1
Reims 94 (95-2); 14 Boston 96. 40 OLY 96. At WXC:
95-46, 96-30. At EXC: 94-29, 95-26. Lives-Belgium
(1 Belgian XC 96) 1996/97 IAAF World Cross
Challenge: 7 Brussels; 12 Belfast; 14 Tourcoing;
8 Albufeira; 8 Diekirch; 18 San Vittore
SUBANO Lucia
KEN 1970 10,000 pb: 33:29.3-94 (altitude). In 97:
9 Kenyan XC 1996/97 IAAF World Cross Challenge: 9
Brussels; 9 Durham; 8 Belfast; 7 Amorebieta; 19
Nairobi; 4 San Vittore
TALBOT Liz
GBR 5-12-74 1500/3000/5000 pbs:
4:19.09-95/9:29.8-95/16:24.86-95. At EXC: 95-10.
At WXC: 96-96. 1 English Schools 1500
92.Coach-Alec & Rosemary Stanton (same as
Paula Radcliffe) 1996/97 IAAF World Cross
Challenge: 13 Durham; 9 Belfast; 10 Seville;
17Tourcoing
URGE Getenesh
ETH 30-8-70 5000 pb: 15:41.78-96. 1500/3000 pbs:
4:13.68-93/8:55.78-96. Half Mar pb: 73:22-96. 28
World Half Mar 95 (96-13). 3 African Champs 3000
92; 3 African Champs 1500 93. 1 World Road Relay
96. At WXC: 89-75, 90-31, 92-28, 93-22, 94-14,
95-77, 96-29 1996/97 IAAF World Cross Challenge:
1 Brussels; 6 Durham; 12 Amorebieta
VAQUERO Julia
ESP 18-9-70 5000/10,000 pbs:
14:44.95-96/31:24.08-96. 3000 pb: 8:41.23-96.
Spanish 3000/5000/10,000 record holder. 7 EJC
3000 89; 9 OLY 10,000 96. 1 Iberian 10,000 96
(beat Fernanda Ribeiro). 6x Spanish XC Champ
(92-97). 1 Spanish 5000 93 (1 3000 92). At WXC:
89-49J, 90-27, 91-83, 92-36, 93-15, 94-16, 95-16,
96-7. At EXC: 94-2, 95-22, 96-2. Born-France. In
97: 1 Spanish XC 1996/97 IAAF World Cross
Challenge: 3 Brussels; 3 Amorebieta; 3 Seville
WAMI Gete
ETH 11-12-74 5000/10,000 pbs:
14:46.45-96/31:06.65-96. 2 WJC 10,000 92; 10 WCH
10,000 95; 3 African Games 10,000 95; 1 World
Road Relay 96; 3 OLY 10,000 96. At WXC: 91-5,
92-9, 94-34, 95-5, 96-1. Took more than one
minute from her 10,000 pb in Atlanta.
Boyfriend-Geteneh Tessema was badly injured in
road accident on New Year's Eve 1996 1996/97 IAAF
World Cross Challenge: 2 Brussels; 1 Durham (beat
Fidatof); 2 Belfast; 2 Amorebieta; 2 Seville; 1
San Vittore (2nd in standings)
WEYERMANN Anita
SUI 8-12-77 5000 pb: 14:59.28-96. 1500 pb:
4:03.45-96. (European Junior record). 3000 pbs:
8:50.73-96. 1 WJC 1500 94; 2 EJC 3000 95; 14 OLY
5000 96; 1 WJC 3000 96. At WXC: 95-6J, 96-26J. 1
Swiss XC 95/96. Lives-Bern. Hobbies include
juggling. Skis downhill & slalom for regional
team. Coach-Fritz Weyermann (father) 1996/97 IAAF
World Cross Challenge: 4 Albufiera; 2 Diekirch;
10 San Vittore
WORKU Ayelech
ETH 12-6-795000 pb: 15:16.74-96. 3000 pb:
8:54.24-96. 2 African Games 5000 95; 12 OLY 5000
96; 1 WJC 5000 96 (3000-4). At WXC: 95-11J,
96-11J. 1 Ethiopian Junior XC 96 1996/97 IAAF
World Cross Challenge: 5 Brussels; 20 Seville; 3
San Vittore
Biographical data
prepared for IAAF by Mark Butler
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