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1989 in the sport of athletics, the Glossary

This article contains an overview of the year 1989 in athletics.^[1]

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1989 in athletics (track and field)

Abdi Bile

Abdi Bile (Cabdi Bile Cabdi, عبد بلي عبد; born 28 December 1962) is a former middle distance runner.

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Abdinasir Said Ibrahim

Abdinasir Said Ibrahim (Cabdinaasir Saiid Ibraahiim, عبد الناصر سعيد ابراهيم) (born July 1, 1989), IAAF) is a track and field athlete from Somalia.

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Abebe Mekonnen

Abebe Mekonnen (born 16 October 1964) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

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Aberu Kebede

Aberu Kebede Shewaye (born 12 September 1989) is an Ethiopian long distance runner who specializes in road running competitions.

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Addis Abebe

Addis Abebe (አዲስ አበበ; born September 5, 1970) is a former long-distance runner from Ethiopia, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Akemi Matsuno

(born April 27, 1968) is a retired female long-distance runner from Japan.

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Alfredo Shahanga

Alfredo Shahanga (born 14 April 1965) is a retired long-distance runner from Tanzania, who won the 1989 edition of the Vienna Marathon.

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Alice Brown (sprinter)

Alice Regina Brown (born September 20, 1960) is a retired American sprinter.

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Alina Astafei

Alina Astafei (known before 1995 as Galina Astafei; born 7 June 1969) is a Romanian-German track and field athlete who attained German citizenship in 1995.

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Amsterdam Marathon

The Amsterdam Marathon is an annual marathon (42.195 km) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands since 1975.

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Ana Fidelia Quirot Moré (born March 23, 1963) is a former track and field athlete from Cuba, who specialised in the 800 metres but was also successful over 400 m. At 800 metres, she is a two-time World Champion (1995, 1997) and a two-time Olympic medallist (1992, 1996).

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Andre Cason

Andre Cason (born January 20, 1969) is an American former track and field sprinter.

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Andre Phillips

André Lamar Phillips (born September 5, 1959) is a retired American track and field athlete who is best known for winning the 400 metres hurdles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games.

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Andrey Abduvaliyev

Andrey Hakimovich Abduvaliyev (Андрей Хакимович Абдувалиев; born 30 June 1966) is a former Soviet, Tajikistani, and Uzbekistani hammer thrower.

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Anke Behmer

Anke Behmer (Vater, born 5 June 1961) is a former East German athlete who competed mainly in the heptathlon.

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Antonio Pettigrew

Antonio Pettigrew (November 3, 1967 – August 10, 2010) was an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 meters.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Art Boileau

Arthur Boileau (born October 9, 1957) is a Canadian long-distance runner who was a two-time winner of the Los Angeles Marathon, winning in both 1987 and 1989.

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Arturo Barrios

Arturo Barrios Flores (born December 12, 1962, in Mexico City) is a Mexican and American long-distance runner who set the 10,000 m world record in 1989, the one hour world record in 1991, and the 20,000 m world record en route to the one hour run world record.

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Astrid Kumbernuss

Astrid Kumbernuss (born 5 February 1970 in Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former German female shot putter and discus thrower.

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Athens Classic Marathon

The Athens Classic Marathon is an annual marathon road race held in Athens, Greece, normally in early November (the second Sunday of November), since 1972.

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Athletics at the 1989 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 1989 Bolivarian Games were held at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, Venezuela, between January 14–25, 1989. 1989 in the sport of athletics and Athletics at the 1989 Bolivarian Games are 1989 in athletics (track and field).

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Athletics at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie

At the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held in Casablanca, Morocco from 12 to 17 July. 1989 in the sport of athletics and athletics at the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie are 1989 in athletics (track and field).

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Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade

At the 1989 Summer Universiade, the athletics events were held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg in West Germany from August 22–30. 1989 in the sport of athletics and athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade are 1989 in athletics (track and field).

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Auckland Marathon

The Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Marathon and Half Marathon is an annual running event held in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Bangkok Marathon

The Bangkok Marathon (also known as BDMS Bangkok Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a marathon held annually in Bangkok, Thailand, since 1987.

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Barcelona Marathon

The Zurich Barcelona Marathon (Catalan: Marató Barcelona), formerly the Marathon Catalunya and later the Marató de Catalunya, is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of usually held in March in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, and first held in 1978 in Palafrugell, Catalonia.

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Beate Koch

Beate Koch (born 18 August 1967) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

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Beijing Marathon

The Beijing Marathon is an annual marathon race held around October in Beijing, People's Republic of China, since 1981.

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Belayneh Dinsamo

Belayneh Densamo (born 28 June 1965) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner, and a long-period world record holder for the marathon discipline.

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Belfast Marathon

The Belfast City Marathon takes place in Belfast in Northern Ireland.

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Beppu-Ōita Marathon

The is an annual men's marathon race that takes place every February between the cities of Beppu and Ōita on the island of Kyushu in Japan.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.

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Berlin Marathon

The Berlin Marathon (Berlin-Marathon) is a marathon event held annually on the streets of Berlin, Germany on the last weekend of September.

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Bermuda

Bermuda (historically known as the Bermudas or Somers Isles) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Bernardine Portenski

Bernardine Judith Portenski (née Coleman, 26 August 1949 – 1 February 2017), commonly known as Bernie Portenski, was a New Zealand long-distance runner.

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Bev Hartigan

Beverley Hartigan (née Nicholson, born 10 June 1967) is a female English former middle and long-distance runner.

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Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States.

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Brad Camp

Brad Camp (born 25 December 1964) is an Australian former long-distance runner who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Brahim Boutayeb

Moulay Brahim Boutayeb (مولاي ابراهيمبوطيب; born 15 August 1967) is a retired Moroccan track and field athlete.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Brisbane Marathon

The Brisbane Marathon was first run in 1992 and is Brisbane's only marathon distance running event.

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Brussels Marathon

The Brussels Marathon is an annual AIMS-certified marathon held in Brussels, Belgium, first held in 1984, and usually held in the autumn.

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Budapest Marathon

The Budapest Marathon is an annual marathon and sport event hosted by the city of Budapest, Hungary, usually held in early October or late September.

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Buenos Aires Marathon

The Maratón de Buenos Aires is an annual marathon foot-race which takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during the Southern Hemisphere's Spring, usually in October.

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Butch Reynolds

Harry Lee "Butch" Reynolds Jr. (born June 8, 1964) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 meter dash.

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Carl Lewis

Frederick Carlton Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is a former American track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold.

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Carla Beurskens

Carolina Alwina Hubertina "Carla" Beurskens (born 10 February 1952) was one of Holland's most prominent female long-distance runners from the second half of the 1970s until well into the 1990s, including all distances from 3000 metres to the marathon.

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Carlo Thränhardt

Carlo Thränhardt (born 5 July 1957) is a retired German high jumper.

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Charles Simpkins

Charles "Charlie" Simpkins (born October 19, 1963) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump.

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Chicago Marathon

The Chicago Marathon is a marathon race held every October in Chicago, Illinois.

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Christa Vahlensieck

Christa Vahlensieck (née Kofferschläger; born 27 May 1949) is a German former long distance runner and pioneer in the marathon for women.

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Christian Plaziat

Christian Plaziat (born 28 October 1963 in Lyon) is a retired French decathlete.

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Christian Schenk

Christian Schenk (born 9 February 1965 in Rostock, East Germany) is a former decathlete who competed for East Germany and Germany.

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Christopher Prior

Christopher Prior, CB (2 July 1912 – 14 September 2004) was an eminent Anglican priest: Chaplain of the Fleet from 1966 to 1969 and Archdeacon of Portsmouth from then to 1977.

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Colin Jackson

Colin Ray Jackson, (born 18 February 1967) is a Welsh former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles.

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Cologne

Cologne (Köln; Kölle) is the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region.

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Cornelia Oschkenat

Cornelia Oschkenat, (née Riefstahl; born 29 October 1961) is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany.

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Croatia

Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe.

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Csaba Szűcs

Csaba Szűcs (born 29 January 1965 in Kiskunfélegyháza, Bács-Kiskun) is a retired Hungarian athlete, who specialized in the long-distance running events.

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Dalia Matusevičienė

Dalia Matusevičienė (born 7 January 1962) is a former middle-distance runner who competed mainly in the 800 metres.

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Dalton Grant

Dalton Grant (born 8 April 1966) is a former high jumper.

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Dannette Young

Dannette Louise Young-Stone (born October 6, 1964, in Jacksonville, Florida) is a former American track and field athlete.

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Danny Everett

Danny Everett (born November 1, 1966) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events, specializing in the 400 metres.

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Danny Harris

Danny Lee Harris (born September 7, 1965) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles (400 mH), in which he won silver medals at the 1984 Olympics and the 1987 World Championships.

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Dave Johnson (decathlete)

David Allen Johnson (born April 7, 1963) is a former Olympic decathlete from the United States.

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David Patrick (sprinter)

David Patrick (born June 12, 1960, in Centralia, Illinois) is a retired American hurdler.

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Dawn Sowell

Dawn Sowell (born 27 March 1966) is an American former sprinter who ran the fastest times in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 1989, with 10.78 secs and 22.04 secs.

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Debbie Flintoff-King

Debra ("Debbie") Lee Flintoff-King, (OAM) (born 20 April 1960) is a retired Australian athlete, and winner of the women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

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Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events.

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Dennis Mitchell

Dennis Allen Mitchell (born February 20, 1966) is an American former college and international track and field athlete, who was a member of the gold medal-winning team in the 4 x 100 meters relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Dieter Baumann

Dieter Baumann (born 9 February 1965) is a German former athlete and winner of the 5000 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Discus throw

The discus throw, also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight — called a discus — in an attempt to mark a farther distance than other competitors.

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Doina Melinte

Doina Ofelia Melinte (née Beșliu on 27 December 1956) is a retired Romanian middle-distance runner.

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Douglas Wakiihuri

Douglas Wakiihuri (born September 26, 1963, in Mombasa) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner, who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome.

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Dublin Marathon

The Dublin Marathon is an annual 26.2 mile (42.2 km) road marathon in Dublin, Ireland, held on the last Sunday in October.

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Elena Murgoci

Elena Murgoci-Florea (20 May 1960 – 26 August 1999) was a female long-distance runner from Romania, who specialized in the marathon race.

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Ellen Rochefort

Ellen Rochefort (born 22 November 1954) is a Canadian long-distance runner.

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Elly van Hulst

Elisa ("Elly") Maria van Hulst (born 9 June 1959) is a former middle distance runner from the Netherlands.

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Emma Scaunich

Emma Scaunich, but real surname is Scaunigh, (1 March 1954) is a former Italian long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon race.

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Evelyn Ashford

Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957) is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash, and the world record-holder in the 60-yard dash.

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Evette de Klerk

Evette de Klerk (born 21 August 1965) is a South African former track and field sprinter.

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Evy Palm

Evy Gunilla Palm (born January 31, 1942, in Lidköping, Västra Götaland) is a female athlete from Sweden, who competes in the long-distance events.

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Fatih Avan

Fatih Avan (born 1 January 1989) is a male Turkish javelin thrower.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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Floyd Heard

Floyd Wayne Heard (born March 24, 1966, in West Point, Mississippi) is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States, best known for setting the 1986 world's best year performance in the men's 200 m. He did so on 7 July 1986 at a meet in Moscow, Soviet Union, clocking 20.12s.

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Francesco Panetta

Francesco Panetta (born 10 January 1963 in Siderno) is a former Italian long-distance runner, who won several medals at international championships in the 1980s.

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Frankfurt Marathon

The Frankfurt Marathon (official name as of 2016: Mainova Frankfurt Marathon, until 2015: BMW Frankfurt Marathon, until 2010: Commerzbank Frankfurt Marathon) is a marathon which has taken place every year in Frankfurt am Main since its inception in 1981.

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Frankie Fredericks

Frank "Frankie" Fredericks (born 2 October 1967) is a former track and field athlete from Namibia.

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Fukuoka Marathon

The is an IAAF Gold Label international men's marathon race held in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Galina Chistyakova

Galina Valentinovna Chistyakova (Галина Валентиновна Чистякова, Galina Čisťakovová; born 26 July 1962) is a retired athlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Slovakia.

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Gennaro Di Napoli

Gennaro Di Napoli (born 5 March 1968) is an Italian former middle distance runner.

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Glynis Penny

Glynis Carol Penny (née Goodburn; born 28 January 1951) is a retired long-distance runner from England.

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Gong Lijiao

Gong Lijiao (born 24 January 1989) is a Chinese Olympic shot putter and the 2020 Olympic champion in that event.

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Grace Jackson

Grace Jackson (born Juny 14, 1961) is a Jamaican former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres.

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Graeme Fell

Graeme Vincent Fell (born 19 March 1959 in Dagenham, Essex, England) is a male former 3000 metres steeplechase runner.

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Greece

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.

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Greg Foster (hurdler)

Gregory Foster (August 4, 1958 – February 19, 2023) was an American hurdler.

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Grigoriy Yegorov

Grigoriy Aleksandrovich Yegorov (Григорий Александрович Егоров, born January 12, 1967, in Shymkent) is a pole vault athlete from the former USSR.

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Grit Breuer

Grit Breuer (later Springstein, born 16 February 1972 in Röbel, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is a German former athlete, who competed in the women's 200 metres, 400 metres, 4×100 m relay, and 4×400 m relay events.

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Gwen Torrence

Gwendolyn Lenna Torrence (born June 12, 1965) is a retired American sprinter and Olympic champion.

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Half marathon

A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon.

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Hamburg Marathon

The Hamburg Marathon (Hamburg-Marathon) is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of held in Hamburg, Germany.

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Hammer throw

The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.

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Heike Balck

Heike Balck (born 19 August 1970 in Schwerin) is a retired German high jumper.

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Heike Hartwig

Heike Hartwig (born 30 December 1962 in Bernburg, Bezirk Halle) is a retired East German shot putter.

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Heike Henkel

Heike Henkel (born Heike Redetzky; 5 May 1964) is a German former athlete competing in high jump.

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Heinz Weis

Heinz Weis (born 14 July 1963) is a male former hammer thrower from Germany.

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Helen Moros

Helen Moros (2 November 1967 – 6 February 2003) was a New Zealand long-distance runner.

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Helga Radtke

Helga Radtke (born 16 May 1962 in Sanitz, Rostock) is a German track and field athlete.

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Hennadiy Avdyeyenko

Hennadiy Valentynovych Avdyeyenko (Геннадій Валентинович Авдєєнко) (born November 4, 1963, in Odessa) is a retired high jumper who represented the USSR and later Ukraine.

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Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events.

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Herbert Steffny

Herbert Steffny (born 5 September 1953 in Trier) is a former German long distance track event runner and prominent physical trainer.

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High jump

The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it.

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Hiromi Taniguchi

is a former Japanese long-distance runner, best known from winning the gold medal in the marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo.

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Hollis Conway

Hollis Conway (born January 8, 1967) is a track and field high jumper and a two-time Olympic medalist.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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Hong Kong Marathon

The Hong Kong Marathon, sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, is an annual marathon race held in January or February in Hong Kong.

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Honolulu Marathon

The Honolulu Marathon (branded JAL Honolulu Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a marathon (26.2 miles or 42.2km) in Honolulu, Hawaii, first held on December 16, 1973.

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Huang Zhihong

Huang Zhihong; born May 7, 1965, in Lanxi, Jinhua, Zhejiang) is a former shot put athlete from China. An Olympic silver medallist and a double world champion, she was in fact the first Asian to win a world championship in athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990.

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Hurdling

Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint.

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Iceland

Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.

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Igor Astapkovich

Ihar Astapkovich (also Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich, Ігар Вячаслававіч Астапковіч; born 4 January 1963, in Navapolatsk) is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals, first representing the Soviet Union and later his home country of Belarus.

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Ingrid Kristiansen

Ingrid Kristiansen (née Christensen on 21 March 1956) is a Norwegian former athlete.

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Iris Biba

Iris Biba-Pöschl (born 27 May 1964) is a German female former long-distance runner competed over distances from 3000 metres to the marathon.

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Istanbul Marathon

The Istanbul Marathon (İstanbul Maratonu, also known as Türkiye İş Bankası Istanbul Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an international athletics event hosted in Istanbul, Turkey, in November, first held in 1979.

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American track and field athlete, ranked among the all-time greats in the heptathlon as well as long jump.

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Jan Wohlschlag

Jan Chesbro-Wohlschlag (born July 14, 1958) is a retired high jumper from the United States, who set her personal best on July 1, 1989, jumping 2.00 metres at a meet in Oslo, Norway.

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Janete Mayal

Janete Mayal (born 19 July 1963) is a Brazilian long-distance runner.

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Janis Klecker

Janis Kristin Klecker (née Horns) (born July 18, 1960, in Bloomington, Minnesota) is a former American long-distance runner who is a two-time United States national champion in the marathon.

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Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible.

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Javier Sotomayor

Javier Sotomayor Sanabria (born 13 October 1967) is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder.

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Jürgen Schult

Jürgen Schult (born 11 May 1960) is a German former track and field athlete and, from 1986 until 2024, the world record holder in the discus throw.

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Jim Doehring

James F. Doehring (born January 27, 1962, in Santa Barbara, California) is a former American athlete who primarily competed in the shot put.

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Joaquim Silva (runner)

Joaquim Silva (born January 13, 1961) is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 1994 edition of the Vienna Marathon.

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Joe DeLoach

Joseph ("Joe") Nathaniel DeLoach (born June 5, 1967) is an American former sprinter who was the 1988 Olympic champion in the 200 m. Born in Bay City, Texas into a family with 11 sisters and one brother, DeLoach enjoyed running at a young age and desired to become a football player, but later set his mind to sprinting.

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Joe Dial

Joe Dial (born October 26, 1962, in Marlow, Oklahoma) is a retired American pole vaulter, best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1989 World Indoor Championships in Budapest.

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Joe Falcon (athlete)

Joe Falcon (born June 23, 1966) is a former US middle-distance runner whose greatest success was his victory in the 1990 Oslo Dream Mile with a time of 3:49.31 minutes, which was the fastest mile in the world in 1990.

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John Ngugi

John Ngugi Kamau (born 10 May 1962) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner, often called one of the greatest cross country runners of all time and winner of the 5000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics, in Seoul, South Korea.

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Johnny Gray

John Lee Gray Jr. (born June 19, 1960) is a retired American world class 800 meter runner from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s and the holder of the 600m world best.

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José Luis González (runner)

José Luis González Sánchez (born 8 December 1957 in Villaluenga de la Sagra, Toledo) is a Spanish former middle-distance runner.

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Joseph Mahmoud

Joseph Mahmoud (born 13 December 1955 in Safi, Morocco) was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeple chase.

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Jouni Kortelainen

Jouni Ensio Kortelainen (born 9 June 1957 in Polvijärvi) is a retired male long-distance runner from Finland.

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Julius Kariuki

Julius Kariuki (born June 12, 1961) is the winner of the 3,000 m steeplechase at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Juma Ikangaa

Juma Ikangaa (born 19 July 1957 in Dodoma) is a former marathon runner from Tanzania, who won the 1989 New York City Marathon in a course-record time of 2:08:01.

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Karen Forkel

Karen Forkel (born 24 September 1970 in Wolfen) is a German track and field athlete and an Olympic medal winner.

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Kathrin Weßel

Kathrin Wessel (née Ullrich; born 14 August 1967) is a retired German long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres.

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Kazuhiro Mizoguchi

is a Japanese former javelin thrower.

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Kenny Harrison

Kenny Harrison (born Kerry Harrison, February 13, 1965 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is a former track and field athlete competing in triple jump.

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Kevin Young (hurdler)

Kevin C. Young (born September 16, 1966) is a former American athlete.

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Kim Jones (runner)

Kim Jones (born May 2, 1958) is a retired American marathoner and road runner.

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Koblenz

Koblenz is a German city on the banks of the Rhine (Middle Rhine) and the Moselle, a multinational tributary.

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Larisa Turchinskaya

Larisa Turchinskaya (Лариса Турчинская, née Nikitina; born 29 April 1965) is a retired Russian heptathlete.

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Larry Myricks

Larry Myricks (born 10 March 1956) is an American former track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the long jump event.

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Larysa Berezhna

Larysa Berezhna (Лариса Бережна, also Лариса Бережная - Larisa Berezhnaya; born 28 February 1961) is a retired long jumper, born in Kyiv, who represented the USSR and later Ukraine.

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Laurence Bily

Laurence Bily (born 5 May 1963 in Bressuire) is a retired French sprinter, who specialized in the 100 meters.

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Lee Calhoun

Lee Quincy Calhoun (February 23, 1933 – June 21, 1989) was an American athlete, a double winner of 110 m hurdles at the Olympic Games.

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Leroy Burrell

Leroy Russel Burrell (born February 21, 1967) is an American former track and field athlete, who twice set the world record for the 100 m sprint.

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Leslie Watson

Leslie Watson (born 17 August 1956) is a New Zealand cricketer.

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Li Meisu

Li Meisu (born April 17, 1959, in Hebei) is a retired Chinese shot putter who won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

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Liliana Năstase

Liliana Năstase (later Alexandru, born 1 August 1962) is a retired Romanian heptathlete.

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Linet Masai

Linet Chepkwemoi Masai (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running events.

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Lisa Rainsberger

Lisa Larsen Rainsberger, previously known as Lisa Larsen Weidenbach, (born May 7, 1961) is a distance runner.

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Lisbon Marathon

The Lisbon Marathon or the Lisbon Marathon EDP is an annual marathon held in Lisbon, Portugal in the month of October, established in 1986.

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Liz McColgan

Elizabeth Nuttall (née Lynch, formerly McColgan; born 24 May 1964) is a Scottish former middle- and long-distance runner.

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London Marathon

The London Marathon (also known as the TCS London Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon held in London, England.

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Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point.

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Lorraine Moller

Lorraine Mary Moller (born 1 June 1955) in Putāruru is a former athlete from New Zealand, who competed in track athletics and later specialised in the marathon.

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Los Angeles Marathon

The Los Angeles Marathon (formerly known as the City of Los Angeles Marathon) is an annual running event typically held each spring in Los Angeles, California, since 1989.

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Ludmila Engquist

Ludmila Viktorovna Engquist (née Leonova (Людмила Викторовна Нарожиленко-Леонова). formerly Narozhilenko; born 21 April 1964) is a Russian-Swedish former athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres hurdles.

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Luis Delís

Luis Mariano Delís Fournier (born December 6, 1957, in Guantánamo) is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put.

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Lynn Kanuka-Williams

Lynn Kanuka-Williams (Kanuka; born July 11, 1960) is a Canadian athlete from Regina, Saskatchewan.

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Lyubov Klochko

Lyubov Klochko or Liubov Klochko (Любов Клочко; born 26 September 1959) is a retired female long-distance runner from Ukraine.

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Madrid Marathon

The Rock 'n' Roll Madrid Marathon (Maratón de Rock 'n' Roll Madrid) is an annual marathon race which takes place in Madrid, Spain, in late April.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.

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Manuel Matias (runner)

Manuel Fernando Gonilho Matias (born 30 March 1962 in Alfundão, Ferreira do Alentejo) is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 1989 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:12:54 on 3 December 1989.

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Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of, usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes.

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Marathon Beneva de Montréal

The Marathon Beneva de Montréal (formerly Marathon Oasis de Montreal and Rock 'n' Roll Montreal Marathon) is an annual marathon foot-race held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in September, first held in 1979.

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Marie-Pierre Duros

Marie-Pierre Duros (born 7 June 1967) is a French former middle- and long-distance runner who specialised in the 3000 metres.

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Marieta Ilcu

Marieta Ilcu (born October 16, 1962 in Darabani, Botoşani) is a retired Romanian long jumper.

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Mark Witherspoon

Donald Mark Witherspoon (born September 3, 1963, in Chicago) is an American former sprinter.

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Marrakech Marathon

The Marrakech Marathon is an annual marathon held in Marrakech, Morocco.

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Melbourne Marathon

The Melbourne Marathon has been held annually since 1978.

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Merlene Ottey

Merlene Joyce Ottey (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican-Slovenian former track and field sprinter.

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Mihaela Pogăcean

Mihaela Pogǎcean (née Stoica, born 27 January 1958) is a Romanian former hurdler.

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Mike Buncic

Michael Buncic is an American discus thrower who is a two time US Olympian and former NCAA record holder in the men's discus throw.

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Mike Conley Sr.

Michael Alexander Conley Sr. (born October 5, 1962) is an American former track and field athlete who competed primarily in the triple jump and the long jump.

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Mike Powell (long jumper)

Michael Anthony Powell (born November 10, 1963) is an American former track and field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record.

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Mike Smith (decathlete)

Michael Cameron "Mike" Smith (born September 16, 1967) is a Canadian decathlete from Kenora, Ontario.

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Mile run world record progression

The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event.

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Mohamed Kamel Selmi

Mohamed Salmi (born 1963) is a retired Algerian long-distance runner specializing in the marathon.

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Monique Éwanjé-Épée

Monique Éwanjé-Épée Lewin (née Éwanjé-Épée, formerly Tourret; born 11 July 1967) is a retired French track and field athlete who competed in the 60m hurdles and 100m hurdles, and is the co-holder (as of 2016) of the French national records for both events.

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Morocco

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Mun Gyong-ae

Mun Gyong-ae (born 8 April 1969) is a North Korean long-distance runner.

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Munich Marathon

The Munich Marathon (München Marathon) (also known as Generali Munich Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon road running event hosted by the city of Munich, Germany, usually in October, since 1983.

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Myrtle Bothma

Myrtle Bothma (born 18 February 1964) is a South African hurdler.

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Natalya Lisovskaya

Natalya Venediktovna Lisovskaya (Наталья Венедиктовна Лисовская; born 16 July 1962) is a Russian former athlete who competed mainly in shot put for the Soviet Union.

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Natalya Shikolenko

Natalya Shikolenko (Натальля Шыкаленка; born August 1, 1964, in Andizhan, Soviet Union) is a javelin thrower who represented the Soviet Union and later Belarus.

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Nelli Cooman

Cornelli "Nelli" Antoinette Hariëtte Cooman (born 6 June 1964) is a former Dutch athlete of Surinamese origin.

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Nelly Aerts

Nelly Aerts (born 30 September 1962) is a Belgian former long-distance runner who competed in the marathon.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

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New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Bedford (Massachusett) is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.

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New York City Marathon

The New York City Marathon, currently branded as the TCS New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon that courses through the five boroughs of New York City.

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Nice

Nice (Niçard: Niça, classical norm, or Nissa, Mistralian norm,; Nizza; Nissa; Νίκαια; Nicaea) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France.

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Nijolė Medvedeva

Nijolė Medvedeva (née Bluškytė; 21 October 1960 or 20 June 1960.) is a retired Lithuanian long jumper who won a bronze medal at the 1985 World Indoor Championships.

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Nixon Kiprotich

Nixon Kiprotich (born December 4, 1962, in Baringo) is a former Kenyan 800 metres runner, who won the silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.

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Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.

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Oleg Sakirkin

Oleg Evgyenevich Sakirkin (Олег Евгеневич Сакиркин; 23 January 1966 – 18 March 2015) was a triple jumper from Shymkent, Ongutsik Qazaqstan, who represented the USSR and later Kazakhstan.

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Oleksandr Bagach

Oleksandr Bahach (Олександр Багач) born 21 November 1966 in village of Matusiv) is a former Ukrainian shot putter, an athlete of the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During his career he won bronze medals at the Olympic Games and World Championships. Having originally won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships, he failed a drug test for ephedrine and lost the medal.

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Olga Bogoslovskaya

Olga Mikhaylvna Bogoslovskaya (Ольга Михайловна Богословская; born May 20, 1964) is a retired Russian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

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Osaka Women's Marathon

The is an annual marathon road race for women over the classic distance of 42.195 kilometres which is held on the 4th or 5th Sunday of January in the city of Osaka, Japan, and hosted by Japan Association of Athletics Federations, Kansai Telecasting Corporation, the Sankei Shimbun, Sankei Sports, Radio Osaka and Osaka City.

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Oslo Marathon

The Oslo Marathon is an annual marathon that takes place at the end of September or the beginning of October.

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Paris Marathon

The Paris Marathon (Marathon de Paris) is an annual marathon hosted by the city of Paris, France.

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Pascaline Wangui

Pascaline Wangui (born 30 November 1960 in Nakuru, Rift Valley) is a retired female long-distance runner from Kenya, who twice (1988 and 1992) competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics in the women's marathon.

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Patrick Sang

Patrick Sang (born 11 April 1964) is a Kenyan running coach and retired steeplechase runner.

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Patrik Sjöberg

Jan Niklas Patrik Sjöberg (born 5 January 1965) is a Swedish former high jumper.

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PattiSue Plumer

Patricia Susan "PattiSue" Plumer (born April 27, 1962) is an American former middle-distance and long-distance runner.

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Paul Ballinger

Paul Ballinger (born 25 March 1953) is a retired long-distance runner from New Zealand, who won the 1982 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:10:15 on 5 December 1982 setting the current national record.

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Paul Davies-Hale

Paul Davies-Hale (born 21 June 1962) is an English former long-distance runner.

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Paul Ereng

Paul Ereng (born 22 August 1966) is a former Kenyan athlete, and the surprise winner of the 800 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Paula Ivan

Paula Ivan (born 20 July 1963 as Ionescu, later known as Ilie) is a retired Romanian middle-distance runner.

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Pauline Davis-Thompson

Pauline Elaine Davis-Thompson (born 9 July 1966) is a former Bahamian sprinter.

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Päivi Tikkanen

Päivi Marja Sinikka Tikkanen (née Kunttu; born 19 January 1960 in Savitaipale) is a retired female long-distance runner from Finland, who won the 1989 edition of the Berlin Marathon.

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Peter Borglund

Peter Lars Mikael Borglund (born 29 January 1964) is a retired javelin thrower from Sweden, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992).

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Peter Koech

Peter Koech (born February 18, 1958) is a former long-distance runner from Kenya who won a silver medal in the 3,000 meters steeplechase event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Peter Maher (runner)

Peter Kevin Maher (born March 30, 1960, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian marathon runner who competed mainly in the 1990s.

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Petra Felke

Petra Meier (Felke; born 30 July 1959) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

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Petra Krug

Petra Krug (born 9 November 1963 in Dresden) is a retired East German hurdler.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Pittsburgh Marathon

The Pittsburgh Marathon (also known as Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual road marathon usually held on the first Sunday in May in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States, first held in 1985.

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Pole vault

Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar.

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Portland Marathon

The Portland Marathon Presented by OHSU Health is an annual sporting event which takes place on the first Sunday of October in Portland, Oregon, first held in 1972.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Radion Gataullin

Radion Aksanovich Gataullin (Радио́н Аксанович Гатау́ллин; born on 23 November 1965) is a retired pole vaulter who represented the Soviet Union and later Russia.

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Randy Barnes

Eric Randolph Barnes (born June 16, 1966) is an American former shot putter who held the outdoor world record for the event from 1990 to 2021.

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Ray Stewart (sprinter)

Raymond Douglas Stewart (born 18 March 1965 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres event.

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Remigija Nazarovienė

Remigija Nazarovienė (née Sablovskaitė; born 2 June 1967 in Ashkabad, Turkmen SSR) is a retired Lithuanian heptathlete.

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Renaldo Nehemiah

Renaldo "Skeets" Nehemiah (born March 24, 1959) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 m hurdles.

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Rex Wilson

Rex Albert Wilson (born 10 April 1960 in Wanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui) is a retired male long-distance runner from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

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Reykjavík Marathon

The Reykjavík Marathon (Reykjavíkurmaraþon) is an annual marathon set in Reykjavík, Iceland, held to coincide with the city's Cultural Night Festival in mid-August.

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Rio de Janeiro Marathon

The Rio de Janeiro Marathon is an annual road-based marathon hosted by Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, since 1979.

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Ritva Lemettinen

Ritva Kaija Hannele Melender (née Lemettinen, born 9 September 1960 in Ylistaro) is a retired female marathon runner from Finland.

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Roberto Hernández (sprinter)

Roberto Hernández Prendes (6 March 1967 – 5 July 2021) was a Cuban track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

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Robson da Silva

Robson Caetano da Silva (born September 4, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian sprinter.

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Roger Kingdom

Roger Kingdom (born August 26, 1962) is an American former sprint hurdler who was twice Olympic champion in the 110 meters.

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Rome Marathon

The Rome Marathon is an annual marathon competition hosted by the city of Rome, Italy.

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Rotterdam Marathon

The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981.

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Rudolf Povarnitsyn

Rudolf Pavlovich Povarnitsyn (Рудольф Павлович Поварницын; born June 13, 1962, in Votkinsk, Udmurtia) is a retired athlete, who represented USSR and later Ukraine.

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Saïd Aouita

Saïd Aouita (سعيد عويطة; born November 2, 1959) is a former Moroccan track and field athlete.

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Sabine Braun

Sabine Braun (born 19 June 1965 in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former athlete in track and field.

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Sally Gunnell

Sally Jane Janet Gunnell (born 29 July 1966) is a British former track-and-field athlete, active between 1984 and 1997, who won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles.

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Salvatore Antibo

Salvatore Antibo (born 7 February 1962) is a former long-distance runner from Italy.

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San Francisco Marathon

The San Francisco Marathon is an annual USATF-certified road running event held in San Francisco, California, that includes a full marathon, two half marathons, an ultramarathon, a 10k, and a 5K.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan (Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States.

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Sandra Farmer-Patrick

Sandra Marie Farmer-Patrick (née Farmer, born 18 August 1962) is a Jamaican-born American former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles.

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Sebastian Coe

Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, (born 29 September 1956), often referred to as Seb Coe, is a British politician, sports administrator and former track and field athlete.

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Sergey Bubka

Sergey Nazarovych Bubka (Сергій Назарович Бубка; Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka; born 4 December 1963) is a former Ukrainian pole vaulter.

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Seville Marathon

The Zurich Seville Marathon is a marathon held annually in the streets of Seville, Spain since 1985.

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Sheila Echols

Sheila Ann Echols (born October 2, 1964) is a retired track and field athlete from the United States who competed in the 100 metres and the long jump.

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Shem-Tov Sabag

Shem-Tov "Shemi" Sabag; later known by the surname Sagiv (שם "שמי" טוב סבג; born April 13, 1959) is an Israeli former Olympic marathoner, former triathlon coach, and currently a chiropractor.

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Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible.

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Sigrun Wodars

Sigrun Grau (née Ludwigs, then Wodars, born 7 November 1965) is an East German former middle distance athlete who was born Sigrun Ludwigs in Neu Kaliß, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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Silke Möller

Silke Möller (Gladisch, born 20 June 1964) is a German athlete, who in the 1980s competed for East Germany as one of the best female sprinters in the world.

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Silvia Costa (athlete)

Silvia Costa Acosta-Martínez (born May 4, 1964, in La Palma, Pinar del Río Province) is a former high jumper from Cuba.

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Sport of athletics

Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.

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Steeplechase (athletics)

The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.

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Steve Backley

Stephen James Backley, OBE (born 12 February 1969) is a retired British track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

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Steve Brace

Stephen "Steve" Brace (born 7 July 1961, in Bridgend) is a former long-distance runner from Wales, who represented Great Britain in the men's marathon at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.

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Steve Lewis (sprinter)

Steven Earl Lewis (born May 16, 1969) is a former American track and field athlete, winner of three gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Steve Moneghetti

Stephen James "Steve" Moneghetti, (born 26 September 1962), is an Australian long-distance runner and physical health consultant who has represented Australia on many occasions.

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Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.

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Stockholm Marathon

The Stockholm Marathon, known as the adidas Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1979.

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Suleiman Nyambui

Suleiman Nyambui (born February 13, 1953) is a former track athlete from Tanzania who specialized in various long-distance disciplines.

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Svetlana Kitova

Svetlana Alexandrovna Kitova (Светлана Александровна Китова; 25 June 1960 – 18 November 2015) was a middle-distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Sydney Maree

Sydney Maree OIS (born September 9, 1956) is a former middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s.

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Takeshi So

is a retired long-distance runner from Japan, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

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Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly Swahililand) is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.

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Tatyana Alekseyeva

Tatyana Petrovna Alekseyeva (Татьяна Петровна Алексеева; born 7 October 1963) is a former 400 metres sprinter from Novosibirsk, Russia.

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Teddy Tamgho

Teddy Tamgho (born 15 June 1989) is a French triple jumper and long jumper.

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Teklemariam Medhin

Teklemariam Medhin Weldeslassie (born 24 June 1989) is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.

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Tesfaye Tafa

Tesfaye Tafa (born 15 November 1962) is a retired Ethiopian runner.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.

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Tim Bright

Timothy William Bright (born July 28, 1960) is a retired American decathlete and pole vaulter.

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Tokyo Marathon

The is an annual marathon sporting event in Tokyo, Japan.

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Tom Petranoff

Thomas Alan Petranoff (born April 8, 1958) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

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Tonie Campbell

Anthony Eugene Campbell (born June 14, 1960) is an American former hurdler.

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Trine Hattestad

Elsa Katrine Hattestad (née Solberg; born 18 April 1966) is a retired Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

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Triple jump

The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump.

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Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.

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Ulf Timmermann

Ulf Béla Timmermann (born 1 November 1962 in East Berlin) is a German former shot putter who broke the world record several times during the 1980s, and is the first and one of only four people to ever throw over 23 metres (along with Randy Barnes, Joe Kovacs and Ryan Crouser).

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Valencia Marathon

The Valencia Marathon (also known as Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon road running event hosted by Valencia, Spain, since 1981.

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Vancouver Marathon

The BMO Vancouver Marathon is an annual race held on the first Sunday of May each year in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Vasiliy Sidorenko

Vasiliy Viktorovich Sidorenko (Василий Викорович Сидоренко; born 1 May 1961 in Stalingrad) is a retired male hammer thrower who represented the USSR and later Russia.

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Véronique Marot

Marie-Véronique Antoinette Colette Jeannine Marot (born 16 September 1955) is a French-born British marathon runner.

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Vésteinn Hafsteinsson

Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (born 12 December 1960) is a retired discus thrower from Iceland.

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Venice Marathon

The Venice Marathon (Maratona di Venezia) (stylized as Venicemarathon) is a marathon road race that has been held each year in Venice since 1986, usually in October.

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Vera Rebrik

Vera Yuryevna Rebrik (Вера Юрьевна Ребрик; Віра Юріївна Ребрик; born 25 February 1989) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.

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Vienna City Marathon

The Vienna City Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km held in Vienna, Austria since 1984.

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Vincent Rousseau

Vincent Rousseau (born 29 July 1962 in Mons, Hainaut) is a former long-distance runner from Belgium, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984.

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Viorica Ghican

Viorica Dima Ghican (born 9 June 1965) is a Romanian female former distance runner who competed over distances from 1500 metres to 10,000 metres.

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Volker Hadwich

Volker Hadwich (born 23 September 1964) is a German male former javelin thrower who competed for East Germany and Germany.

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Volodymyr Inozemtsev

Volodymyr Inozemtsev (Володимир Іноземцев; 25 May 1964 – 4 February 2020) was a triple jumper from Ukraine.

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Wanda Panfil

Wanda Marianna Panfil-González (born 26 January 1959 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki) is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who won the world title in the women's marathon at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo, Japan.

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Wang Hao (racewalker)

Wang Hao (born August 16, 1989, in Inner Mongolia) is a Chinese race walker.

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Werner Günthör

Werner Günthör (born 1 June 1961 in Uttwil) is a former Swiss track and field athlete, who was the best shot putter in the history of Swiss track and field.

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West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until the reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. The Cold War-era country is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic (Bonner Republik) after its capital city of Bonn. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc.

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Wiesław Perszke

Wiesław Perszke (born 18 February 1960 in Jabłonowo Pomorskie, Kuyavian-Pomeranian) is a former long-distance runner from Poland, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

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Wilfred Kirochi

Wilfred Kirochi (born 12 December 1969) is a former Kenyan middle distance runner who won a silver medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo in the 1500 m event.

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Wilma Rusman

Wilma Rusman née Zukrowski (born 14 May 1958 in Sittard) is a retired female long-distance runner from the Netherlands.

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Winthrop Graham

Winthrop Graham (born 17 November 1965 in Westmoreland, Jamaica) is a retired athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres hurdles.

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Wolfgang Schmidt (athlete)

Wolfgang Schmidt (born 16 January 1954) is a German former track and field athlete who competed for East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the discus throw.

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Yelizaveta Chernyshova

Yelizaveta Chernyshova (Елизавета Чернышова; born 26 January 1958) is a Russian former Soviet hurdler.

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Yobes Ondieki

Yobes Ondieki (born February 21, 1961, in Kisii, Nyanza) is a Kenyan former 5000 m runner, who won the World Championships' gold medal in Tokyo 1991.

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Yordanka Donkova

Yordanka Lyubchova Donkova (Йорданка Любчова Донкова; born 28 September 1961) is a Bulgarian former hurdling athlete, notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as nine medals at European indoor and outdoor championships.

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Yuriy Sedykh

Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh (Ю́рий Гео́ргиевич Седы́х, Юрій Георгійович Сєдих) (11 June 1955 – 14 September 2021) was a track and field athlete who represented the Soviet Union from 1976 to 1991 in the hammer throw.

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Yvonne Mai-Graham

Yvonne Graham (née Grabner, formerly Mai; born 22 August 1965) is a retired female middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.

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Yvonne Murray

Yvonne Carole Grace Murray-Mooney (née Murray; born 4 October 1964), is a Scottish former middle-distance and long-distance track and road-running athlete.

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Zoya Ivanova

Zoya Ivanova (Зоя Иванова; born March 14, 1952, in Petropavl, Kazakh SSR) is a retired long-distance runner from Kazakhstan, who represented the Soviet Union in the women's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

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Zurich

Zurich (Zürich) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich.

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10,000 metres

The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event.

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100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions.

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1500 metres

The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics.

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1988 in the sport of athletics

This article contains an overview of the year 1988 in athletics. 1989 in the sport of athletics and 1988 in the sport of athletics are athletics (track and field) by year.

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1989 African Championships in Athletics

The 1989 African Championships in Athletics were held in Lagos, Nigeria between 4 and 8 August. 1989 in the sport of athletics and 1989 African Championships in Athletics are 1989 in athletics (track and field).

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1989 Asian Athletics Championships

The 1989 Asian Athletics Championships was the eighth edition of the international outdoor athletics competition between Asian nations, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. 1989 in the sport of athletics and 1989 Asian Athletics Championships are 1989 in athletics (track and field).

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1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Sixto Escobar in San Juan, Puerto Rico between 27–29 July. 1989 in the sport of athletics and 1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics are 1989 in athletics (track and field).

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1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Houtrust in The Hague, Netherlands, on 18 and 19 February 1989. 1989 in the sport of athletics and 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships are 1989 in athletics (track and field).

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1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Stavanger, Norway, at the Scanvest Ring on March 19, 1989. 1989 in the sport of athletics and 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships are 1989 in athletics (track and field).

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1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest, Hungary from March 3 to March 5, 1989. 1989 in the sport of athletics and 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships are 1989 in athletics (track and field).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_in_the_sport_of_athletics

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