Karen Holdsworth
British marathon runner
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Born | (1960-08-02)2 August 1960 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 30 April 2013(2013-04-30) (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen Holdsworth (née Moody, also Goldhawk,[1] 2 August 1960 – 30 April 2013) was a British marathon runner, who won the 1983 Berlin Marathon.
Career
Holdsworth was a member of South Shields athletics club.[2] In 1981, Holdsworth won the inaugural Great North Run, finishing in a time of 1:17.36.[2][3][4] In the same year, she finished sixth at the inaugural London Marathon, in a time of 2:43:28.[5] In 1983, she won the Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:40:32.[1][6] In the same year, she won the Paris Marathon.[1][6] In 1984, she won the Reading[7] and Fleet Half Marathons.[1]
Marathon competition record
Competition | Rank | Time | Location | Date |
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1981 London Marathon | 6th | 2:43:28 | London | 29 March 1981 |
1981 Great North Run | 1st | 1:17:36 | South Shields | 28 June 1981 |
1983 Paris Marathon | 1st | 2:51:08 | Paris | 14 May 1983 |
1983 Berlin Marathon | 1st | 2:40:32 | Berlin | 25 September 1983 |
1984 Reading Half Marathon | 1st | 1:13:56 | Reading | 25 March 1984 |
1984 London Marathon | 13th | 2:42:51 | London | 13 May 1984 |
1985 Berlin Marathon | 2nd | 2:35:18 | Berlin | 29 September 1985 |
Source:[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Karen Holdsworth". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ a b "A classic case of runner's loneliness". The Guardian. 29 June 1981. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jo Pavey and Mara Yamauchi back for the Great North Run". BBC Sport. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Temple, Cliff (1987). Running from A to Z. Paul. p. 91. ISBN 9780091664107.
- ^ Runner's World. Rodale, Inc. 1981. p. 48.
- ^ a b Benyo, Richard; Henderson, Joe (2002). Running Encyclopedia. Human Kinetics. ISBN 9780736037341.
- ^ "Reading Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
External links
- Karen Holdsworth at World Athletics
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Berlin Marathon – women's winners
- 1974: Jutta von Haase (FRG)
- 1975: Kristin Bochröder (FRG)
- 1976: Jutta von Haase (FRG)
- 1977: Christa Vahlensieck (FRG)
- 1978: Ursula Blaschke (FRG)
- 1979: Jutta von Haase (FRG)
- 1980: Gerlinde Püttmann (FRG)
- 1981: Angelika Stephan (FRG)
- 1982: Jean Lochhead (GBR)
- 1983: Karen Holdsworth (GBR)
- 1984: Ágnes Sipka (HUN)
- 1985: Magda Ilands (BEL)
- 1986: Charlotte Teske (FRG)
- 1987: Kerstin Preßler (FRG)
- 1988: Renata Kokowska (POL)
- 1989: Päivi Tikkanen (FIN)
- 1990: Uta Pippig (GDR)
- 1991: Renata Kokowska (POL)
- 1992: Uta Pippig (GER)
- 1993: Renata Kokowska (POL)
- 1994: Katrin Dörre-Heinig (GER)
- 1995: Uta Pippig (GER)
- 1996: Colleen De Reuck (RSA)
- 1997: Catherina McKiernan (IRL)
- 1998: Marleen Renders (BEL)
- 1999: Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
- 2000: Kazumi Matsuo (JPN)
- 2001: Naoko Takahashi (JPN)
- 2002: Naoko Takahashi (JPN)
- 2003: Yasuko Hashimoto (JPN)
- 2004: Yoko Shibui (JPN)
- 2005: Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)
- 2006: Gete Wami (ETH)
- 2007: Gete Wami (ETH)
- 2008: Irina Mikitenko (GER)
- 2009: Atsede Habtamu (ETH)
- 2010: Aberu Kebede (ETH)
- 2011: Florence Kiplagat (KEN)
- 2012: Aberu Kebede (ETH)
- 2013: Florence Kiplagat (KEN)
- 2014: Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH)
- 2015: Gladys Cherono (KEN)
- 2016: Aberu Kebede (ETH)
- 2017: Gladys Cherono (KEN)
- 2018: Gladys Cherono (KEN)
- 2019: Ashete Bekere (ETH)
- 2020: Not held
- 2021: Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH)
- 2022: Tigst Assefa (ETH)
- 2023: Tigst Assefa (ETH)
- World Marathon Majors
- Berlin Marathon – List (M/W)
- Boston Marathon – List (M/W)
- Chicago Marathon – List (M/W)
- London Marathon – List (M/W)
- New York City Marathon – List (M/W)
- Tokyo Marathon – List (M/W)