Karen Holdsworth

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Karen Holdsworth (born Moody , formerly Goldhawk ; born August 2, 1960 , † April 30, 2013 in Darlington ) was a British marathon runner .

In 1981 she was under the name Karen Goldhawk sixth in the London Marathon in 2:43:28 h and won the premiere of the Great North Run half marathon in South Shields . In 1983 she won the Paris Marathon in 2:51:08 and the Berlin Marathon in 2:40:32 under the name Karen Goldhawk . In addition, she won 3 more half marathons in her career, 1983 in York and 1984 in Reading and Fleet . In 1985 she set her personal best as second in the Berlin Marathon with 2:35:18.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Deaths: Karen Holdsworth , The Northern Echo, May 7, 2013
  2. ↑ PDF file, p. 11 ( Memento of the original dated February 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / static.london-marathon.co.uk
  3. ^ Runner's World, Volume 16, Issues 7-13, Rodale Press, 1981, p. 48 [1]
  4. ↑ Cliff Temple: Running from A to Z, Paul, 1987, p. 91 [2]
  5. ^ Jo Pavey and Mara Yamauchi back for the Great North Run
  6. ↑ Joe Henderson, Richard Benyo: Running Encyclopedia, p. 30 [3]
  7. ↑ a b Athlete portrait at the ARRS
  8. ^ Athlete portrait on The Power of Ten
personal data
SURNAME Holdsworth, Karen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moody, Karen (maiden name); Goldhawk, Karen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British marathon runner
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd August 1960
DATE OF DEATH April 30, 2013
Place of death Darlington