Odette Lapierre

Odette Lapierre (born January 28, 1955 in Lévis ) is a former Canadian marathon runner .

In 1985 she finished second in the Montreal Marathon. The following year she won bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and finished sixth in the New York City Marathon . In 1987 she finished fourth in the Boston Marathon and came in 16th at the World Athletics Championships in Rome .

In 1988 she qualified with a third place in Boston for the Olympic Games in Seoul , where she ran in eleventh place.

In 1989 she finished eighth in Boston. The following year, an eighth place at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland was followed by a victory in the 10 km road race of the Ottawa Race Weekend .

In 1991 she finished ninth in Boston, defended her title in Ottawa and finished fourth in the Twin Cities Marathon . In the last year of her career, she finished eighth in Boston and finished 19th in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Best times

• 5000 m : 16: 24.48 min, June 18, 1988, Sherbrooke
• 10,000 m : 33: 22.21 min, June 20, 1986, Ottawa
• Marathon: 2:30:35 h, April 18, 1988, Boston

Web links

• Odette Lapierre in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Odette Lapierre in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )