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McColgan, Liz
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McColgan, Liz
Scottish long-distance runner who became the 1991 world 10,000-metre champion. In the same year she won the New York Marathon and she also won the London Marathon in 1996. She retired from international track racing in 1997 in order to concentrate on marathon running.
Career highlights
Olympic Games
silver 10,000 metres 1988
World Championships
gold 10,000 metres 1991
World Indoor Championships
silver 3,000 metres 1989
World Cross-Country Championships
silver 1987, bronze 1991
World Half Marathon Championships
gold 1992
Commonwealth Games
gold 10,000 metres 1986, 1990
New York Marathon
1991
London Marathon
1996
Awards
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
1991
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