Gillian Horovitz
British long-distance runner
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Gillian Pamela Adams |
Nationality | English |
Born | (1955-06-07) 7 June 1955 (age 69) Bromley, Kent |
Spouse | Israel Horovitz |
Children | 2 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Gillian Pamela Horovitz (née Adams) (born 7 June 1955 in Bromley, Kent) is an English female retired long-distance runner.
Athletics career
She competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the women's marathon and won the 1980 Paris Marathon.[1] She represented England in the marathon, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3][4]
Personal life
Born as Gillian Adams she was married to American screenwriter Israel Horovitz, author of more than 50 produced plays.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing United Kingdom and England | |||||
1980 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Marathon | 2:40:53 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 10th | Marathon | 2:42:14 | |
Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:49:42 | |
New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 5th | Marathon | 2:37:55 | |
1981 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Marathon | 2:40:44 |
1986 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 22nd | Marathon | 2:46:32 |
1987 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 9th | Marathon | 2:47:05 |
1988 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 13th | Marathon | 2:42:18 |
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | Marathon | 2:46:58 |
References
- ^ "Gillian Adams Horovitz, A life defined by running well" (PDF). Maratho nand Beyond.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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Paris Marathon – women's winners
- 1979: Vreni Forster (SUI)
- 1980: Gillian Adams (GBR)
- 1981: Chantal Langlacé (FRA)
- 1982: Anne Marie Cienka (FRA)
- 1983: Jacqueline Courtade (FRA)
- 1984: Lorraine Moller (NZL)
- 1985: Maureen Hurst (GBR)
- 1986: Maria Rebelo (FRA)
- 1987: Elena Cobos (ESP)
- 1988: Aurora Cunha (POR)
- 1989: Kazue Kojima (JPN)
- 1990: Yoshiko Yamamoto (JPN)
- 1991: Not held
- 1992: Tatyana Titova (RUS)
- 1993: Mitsuyo Yoshida (JPN)
- 1994: Mari Tanigawa (JPN)
- 1995: Judit Nagy (HUN)
- 1996: Alina Tecuţa (ROM)
- 1997: Yelena Razdrogina (RUS)
- 1998: Nicole Caroll (AUS)
- 1999: Cristina Costea (ROM)
- 2000: Marleen Renders (BEL)
- 2001: Florence Barsosio (KEN)
- 2002: Marleen Renders (BEL)
- 2003: Beatrice Omwanza (KEN)
- 2004: Salina Kosgei (KEN)
- 2005: Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS)
- 2006: Irina Timofeyeva (RUS)
- 2007: Askale Tafa (ETH)
- 2008: Martha Komu (KEN)
- 2009–2010: Atsede Bayisa (KEN)
- 2011: Priscah Jeptoo (KEN)
- 2012: Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH)
- 2013: Feyse Tadese (ETH)
- 2014: Flomena Cheyech Daniel (KEN)
- 2015: Meseret Mengistu (ETH)
- 2016: Visiline Jepkesho (KEN)
- 2017: Purity Rionoripo (KEN)
- 2018: Betsy Saina (KEN)
- 2019: Gelete Burka (ETH)
- 2020: cancelled
- 2021: Tigist Memuye (ETH)
- 2022: Judith Korir (KEN)
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