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Liz McColgan

Scottish middle distance runner · United Kingdom · On the map · Athletes · Born 1964 · age 62

Elizabeth Nuttall is a British former middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships and a silver over the same distance at the 1988 Olympic Games. McColgan earned a silver in the 3000 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships.

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BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award1991
Member of the Order of the British Empire

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She was a two-time gold medalist in the event at the Commonwealth Games, 1992 World Half Marathon champion and a two-time individual medallist at the World Cross Country Championships. She claimed three victories at the World Marathon Majors: at the 1991 New York City Marathon, 1992 Tokyo Marathon and 1996 London Marathon.

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Born 1964 · age 62

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