Lisa Martin
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 Lisa Martin |
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Competitor for  Australia |
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| Silver | 1988 Seoul | Marathon | |
Lisa Martin (born May 12, 1960) is a retired Australian long-distance runner.
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul the 28-year-old won a silver medal in marathon, only 13 seconds behind Portuguese running star Rosa Mota. Other achievements include gold medals in marathon at the 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games. However, Lisa's proudest achievement is the world record she set for the New York City Marathon in 1992, with a time of 2:24:40. This record stood for nine years.
She is divorced from Kenya's runner Yobes Ondieki, with whom she has a daughter.
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Preceded by Lorraine Moller |
Osaka Women's Marathon Winner 1988 |
Succeeded by Lorraine Moller |
Preceded by Ingrid Kristiansen |
Women's Fastest Marathon Race 1988 |
Succeeded by Ingrid Kristiansen |
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