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Born | 2 August 1960 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 30 April 2013 | (aged 52)||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen Holdsworth (née Moody, also Goldhawk, [1] 2 August 1960 – 30 April 2013) was a British marathon runner, who won the 1983 Berlin Marathon.
Holdsworth was a member of South Shields athletics club. [2] In 1981, Holdsworth won the inaugural Great North Run, finishing in a time of 1:17.36. [2] [3] [4] In the same year, she finished sixth at the inaugural London Marathon, in a time of 2:43:28. [5] In 1983, she won the Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:40:32. [1] [6] In the same year, she won the Paris Marathon. [1] [6] In 1984, she won the Reading [7] and Fleet Half Marathons. [1]
Competition | Rank | Time | Location | Date |
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1981 London Marathon | 6th | 2:43:28 | London | 29 March 1981 |
1981 Great North Run | 1st | 1:17:36 | South Shields | 28 June 1981 |
1983 Paris Marathon | 1st | 2:51:08 | Paris | 14 May 1983 |
1983 Berlin Marathon | 1st | 2:40:32 | Berlin | 25 September 1983 |
1984 Reading Half Marathon | 1st | 1:13:56 | Reading | 25 March 1984 |
1984 London Marathon | 13th | 2:42:51 | London | 13 May 1984 |
1985 Berlin Marathon | 2nd | 2:35:18 | Berlin | 29 September 1985 |
Source: [1]
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Born | 2 August 1960 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 30 April 2013 | (aged 52)||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Karen Holdsworth (née Moody, also Goldhawk, [1] 2 August 1960 – 30 April 2013) was a British marathon runner, who won the 1983 Berlin Marathon.
Holdsworth was a member of South Shields athletics club. [2] In 1981, Holdsworth won the inaugural Great North Run, finishing in a time of 1:17.36. [2] [3] [4] In the same year, she finished sixth at the inaugural London Marathon, in a time of 2:43:28. [5] In 1983, she won the Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:40:32. [1] [6] In the same year, she won the Paris Marathon. [1] [6] In 1984, she won the Reading [7] and Fleet Half Marathons. [1]
Competition | Rank | Time | Location | Date |
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1981 London Marathon | 6th | 2:43:28 | London | 29 March 1981 |
1981 Great North Run | 1st | 1:17:36 | South Shields | 28 June 1981 |
1983 Paris Marathon | 1st | 2:51:08 | Paris | 14 May 1983 |
1983 Berlin Marathon | 1st | 2:40:32 | Berlin | 25 September 1983 |
1984 Reading Half Marathon | 1st | 1:13:56 | Reading | 25 March 1984 |
1984 London Marathon | 13th | 2:42:51 | London | 13 May 1984 |
1985 Berlin Marathon | 2nd | 2:35:18 | Berlin | 29 September 1985 |
Source: [1]