- Anne Audain
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Commonwealth Games Anne Audain (born
November 1 ,1955 inAuckland ) was aNew Zealand middle and long distance athlete, competing in threeOlympic Games . She received theOrder of the British Empire (MBE) and was born as Anne Garrett.At the age of 17 she came ninth in the 1973 World Cross Country Championships. She ran in the 1500 m at the
1974 British Commonwealth Games inChristchurch, New Zealand , finishing sixth, and top New Zealander, in the final with 4 m 21.1s.In the
1976 Summer Olympics inMontreal , Audain competed in both the 800 and 1500 m. Although she failed to get past the heats, she broke the New Zealand record for the 1500 m.Prior to the start of the 1980s, major track and field athletics meetings had not had any women's events longer than 1500 metres. This started to change early in the new decade, and in March 1981 Audain competed in her first 5000 metres, breaking the world record. In the
1982 Commonwealth Games inBrisbane she won gold in the 3000 metres in 8 m 45.53s, still (as of 2005) a New Zealand record.At the 1984 Olympic Games Audain competed in the inaugural women's Olympic
marathon . In the 1988 Games, her last, she finished 11th in the 10.000 metres.Audain was awarded an MBE for her services to sport.
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