Jacqueline Hansen

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Jacqueline Hansen (born November 20, 1948 ) is a former American marathon runner .

As a student at San Fernando Valley State College (renamed California State University, Northridge in 1972 ), she was trained by the former 1500-meter world record holder László Tábori , who was in charge of the men's team at Los Angeles Valley College at the time. In 1971 she saw her teammate Cheryl Bridges in the Western Hemisphere Marathon with 2:49:40 h as the first woman to stay below the 2:50 hour mark. Her wish to try her hand at this distance, which was only just open to women, came true the following year, and she won in 3:15:53 ​​h. The following year she won the Boston Marathon and improved to 3:05:59.

In 1974 she was fifth in the International Women's Marathon in Waldniel in 2:56:26 and then set a world record with 2:43:55 in the Western Hemisphere Marathon .

In 1975 she ran another world record at the Oregon Track Club Marathon with 2:38:19 and was the first woman to stay below the 2:40 mark. At the end of the year she won the Honolulu Marathon . In 1976 she was eighth in Waldniel, and in 1977 she won the Western Hemisphere Marathon again. In 1978 she won the Cleveland Marathon and was US champion over 50 miles in 7:14:58.

With her husband Tom Sturak and the author Joe Henderson, she founded the International Runners Committee, which in the following years campaigned to ensure that long- distance running distances also became part of the Olympic Games for women . After the women's marathon was added to the program of the 1984 Games, their efforts focused on the 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs . Together with the American Civil Liberties Union they sued unsuccessfully, but both distances subsequently became Olympic (the 10,000 m in 1988, the 5000 m in 1992).

From 1987 on she worked as a physical education teacher and trainer. She is currently employed by Loyola Marymount University .

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Sarah Pileggi: Just Starting To Hit Her Stride . In: Sports Illustrated . January 26, 1976
personal data
SURNAME Hansen, Jacqueline
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American marathon runner
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1948