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'''Sally Rose Eastall''' (born January 5, 1963 in [[Stowmarket]]) is a former [[British people|British]] [[long-distance track event|long-distance]] runner. Eastall competed in the [[marathon]] at the [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon|1992 Summer Olympics]]. She won the 1991 [[California International Marathon]] in a time of 2:29:29.<ref>http://www.runcim.org/data/marhistory.html</ref>
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'''Sally Rose Eastall''' (born 5 January 1963) is an [[English people|English]] former [[long-distance runner]]. She competed in the [[marathon]] at the [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon|1992 Barcelona Olympics]] and at the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 World Championships]] in Tokyo. She ran her best time for the marathon of 2:29:29 when winning the 1991 [[California International Marathon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.runcim.org/data/marhistory.html |title=CIM History |access-date=2009-05-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116234223/http://www.runcim.org/data/marhistory.html |archive-date=2009-01-16 }}</ref><ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref>
==Achievements==

==Career==
Born in [[Stowmarket]], [[Suffolk]], Eastall finished 11th at the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 World Championships]] in Tokyo. Three months later she ran her best-ever marathon time of 2:29:29 when winning the [[California International Marathon]] on 8 December 1991, to become only the eighth British woman to run a marathon in less than 2:30 (after [[Joyce Smith]], [[Priscilla Welch]], [[Sarah Rowell]], [[Sally-Ann Hales]], [[Veronique Marot]], [[Paula Fudge]] and [[Liz McColgan]]). She went on to finish 13th at the 1992 Olympic Games.

She represented [[England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|England]] in the marathon, at the [[1994 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/victoria-1994/athletes|title=1994 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|title=England team in 1994|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/41474|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>

As of 2018, Eastall ranks 18th on the UK all-time list for the marathon.

Eastall is a [[Veganism|vegan]].<ref>Shellard, Ann (2013). [https://archive.today/iESxv "Does being vegan affect your running performance?"]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved September 25, 2020.</ref>

==International competitions==
<small>'''All results regarding the [[Marathon]]'''</small>
{| {{AchievementTable}}
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{GBR}}
!colspan="5"|Representing {{GBR2}} / {{ENG}}
|-
|-
|1990
|1990
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|[[Split (city)|Split]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]]
|[[Split (city)|Split]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]]
|11th
|11th
|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon|Marathon]]
|[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Women's marathon|2:41:37]]
|-
|-
|1991
|1991
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|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|11th
|11th
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Marathon|Marathon]]
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics - Women's marathon|2:36:16]]
|-
|-
|1992
|1992
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|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|13th
|13th
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|Marathon]]
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|2:41:20]]
|-
|1994
|[[1994 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[Canada]]
|13th
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games – Women's marathon|2:41:32]]
|-
!colspan=6|'''Other marathons'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.more.arrs.run/runner/1289 |work=ARRS |title=Sally Eastall |accessdate=2 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
|1986
|Taunton Marathon
|[[Taunton]], United Kingdom
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|2:54:18<small> (430 metres short)</small>
|-
|1986
|[[London Marathon]]
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|55th
|2:59:23
|-
|1986
|[[Montreal International Marathon]]
|[[Montreal]], Canada
|5th
|2:54:07
|-
|1988
|London Marathon
|London, United Kingdom
|36th
|2:54:16
|-
|1989
|[[Košice Peace Marathon]]
|[[Košice]], Czechoslovakia
|4th
|2:41:06
|-
|1989
|London Marathon
|London, United Kingdom
|29th
|2:40:44
|-
|1990
|Bermuda Marathon
|[[Hamilton, Bermuda]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|2:42:47
|-
|1990
|London Marathon
|London, United Kingdom
|18th
|2:34:31
|-
|1991
|London Marathon
|London, United Kingdom
|26th
|2:36:19
|-
|1991
|[[California International Marathon]]
|[[California]], United States
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|2:29:29
|-
|1992
|[[Nagoya International Women's Marathon]]
|[[Nagoya]], Japan
|5th
|2:33:36
|-
|1992
|[[New York City Marathon]]
|[[New York City|New York]], United States
|7th
|2:34:05
|-
|1994
|London Marathon
|London, United Kingdom
|5th
|2:37:08
|-
|1996
|[[Houston Marathon]]
|[[Houston]], United States
|12th
|2:38:52
|-
|1996
|London Marathon
|London, United Kingdom
|14th
|2:38:59
|-
|1999
|London Marathon
|London, United Kingdom
|20th
|2:51:51
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ea/sally-eastall-1.html Profile at www.sports-reference.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041821/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ea/sally-eastall-1.html Profile at www.sports-reference.com]


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Latest revision as of 00:59, 3 May 2024

Sally Eastall
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1963-01-05) 5 January 1963 (age 61)
Stowmarket, Suffolk
Sport
SportAthletics

Sally Rose Eastall (born 5 January 1963) is an English former long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. She ran her best time for the marathon of 2:29:29 when winning the 1991 California International Marathon.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Born in Stowmarket, Suffolk, Eastall finished 11th at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. Three months later she ran her best-ever marathon time of 2:29:29 when winning the California International Marathon on 8 December 1991, to become only the eighth British woman to run a marathon in less than 2:30 (after Joyce Smith, Priscilla Welch, Sarah Rowell, Sally-Ann Hales, Veronique Marot, Paula Fudge and Liz McColgan). She went on to finish 13th at the 1992 Olympic Games.

She represented England in the marathon, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4][5]

As of 2018, Eastall ranks 18th on the UK all-time list for the marathon.

Eastall is a vegan.[6]

International competitions[edit]

All results regarding the Marathon

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain /  England
1990 European Championships Split, SFR Yugoslavia 11th 2:41:37
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th 2:36:16
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 13th 2:41:20
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 13th 2:41:32
Other marathons[7]
1986 Taunton Marathon Taunton, United Kingdom 1st 2:54:18 (430 metres short)
1986 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 55th 2:59:23
1986 Montreal International Marathon Montreal, Canada 5th 2:54:07
1988 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 36th 2:54:16
1989 Košice Peace Marathon Košice, Czechoslovakia 4th 2:41:06
1989 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 29th 2:40:44
1990 Bermuda Marathon Hamilton, Bermuda 1st 2:42:47
1990 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 18th 2:34:31
1991 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 26th 2:36:19
1991 California International Marathon California, United States 1st 2:29:29
1992 Nagoya International Women's Marathon Nagoya, Japan 5th 2:33:36
1992 New York City Marathon New York, United States 7th 2:34:05
1994 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 5th 2:37:08
1996 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 12th 2:38:52
1996 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 14th 2:38:59
1999 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 20th 2:51:51

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CIM History". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  2. ^ Sally Eastall at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ Shellard, Ann (2013). "Does being vegan affect your running performance?". The Guardian. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Sally Eastall". ARRS. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

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