Glynis Penny
Glynis Penny ( Glynis Carol Penny, née Goodburn ; born January 28, 1951 ) is a former British long-distance runner .
Life
She took part in the World Cross Country Championships five times for England with the following placements:
- 1974 in Monza : 22
- 1975 in Rabat : 32
- 1976 in Chepstow : 16
- 1977 in Düsseldorf : 34
- 1979 in Limerick : 32
At the European Athletics Championships in Prague in 1978 , she finished 13th over 3000 m .
In 1983 she was third in the London Marathon . In 1986 she finished eighth in the London Marathon and fourth in the Great North Run . At the 1986 Commonwealth Games marathon in Edinburgh, she competed for England and came in seventh. In 1988 she won Roma - Ostia and the Vienna Spring Marathon .
In 1977 she became English cross-country champion, in 1977 and 1979 British champion over 3000 m.
Glynis Penny started for the Cambridge Harriers.
Personal bests
- 1000 m : 2: 43.23 min, 23 August 1978, London
- 1500 m : 4: 12.45 min, August 19, 1978, London
- 1 mile : 4: 38.5 min, September 14, 1979, London
- 3000 m: 9: 06.39 min, July 16, 1978, Edinburgh
- 10 km road run : 33:04 min, January 1, 1986, Erith
- Half marathon : 1:13:24 h, June 8, 1986, South Shields
- Marathon: 2:36:21 h, April 17, 1983, London
Web links
- Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
- Glynis Penny in the TOPS in athletics database ^
Footnotes
- ↑ gbrathletics: British Cross Country Championships
- ↑ gbrathletics: UK Championships
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Penny, Glynis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Penny, Glynis Carol; Goodburn, Glynis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1951 |