1960
Lisa Martin, Australia, distance runner. After a college running career at the University of Oregon where she specialized in the 400-meter hurdles, Lisa Martin moved up to the marathon. Her first major championship was the 1986 (Edinburgh) Commonwealth Games marathon, where 2:26:07 earned her a gold medal. She won a silver medal at the 1988 (Seoul) Olympic marathon, running 2:25:53 behind Rosa Mota of Portugal. Martin was a repeat winner in the 1990 (Auckland) Commonwealth Games marathon, running 2:25:28. She dropped out of the 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic marathon, but won the New York marathon later in the year with a world best time of 2:24:40.
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