- Allison Roe
Allison Roe
MBE (bornMay 30 ,1957 inAuckland ) is a formerlong-distance athlete fromNew Zealand , who became well known for winning the Boston andNew York Marathon s in the same year (1981 ) setting course records at both and a world record at the New York City Marathon as well as a world record for 20k inMiyazaki ,Japan the same year. Her coach during this period was Gary Elliott. However, the New York City Marathon's course was found on re-measurement to be about 148 meters short of the 26-mile, 385-yard (42.195 km) distance.citation | last = Vecsey | first = George | title = Sports of The Times; Marathon Man Finds His Path | newspaper=The New York Times | year=1998 |date = October 30, 1998 | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E2D9163FF933A05753C1A96E958260]Roe won the Seoul Marathon, numerous 10k races including a win at the famous Peachtree Road race (Atlanta) where she broke
Mary Decker ’s course record. She has also won national titles in cross country running,cycling andtriathlon . A world record holder for nearly two years in the women's marathon, Roe was voted fourth most popular female athlete in the world in1982 by the American Press Association. Her awards are numerous and include NZ Sportsman of the Year, the Nurmi Awards (USA) for Best Female Runner in the World and for Best Female Athlete in the World (1982), Paavo Nurmi Award presented recently at the United Nations for her contribution to the city of NY and sport of athletics.After her sporting career Roe started to work as a business woman, who lives in
Auckland, New Zealand . Her board positions include Health Sponsorship Council, North Shore Hospital Foundation and the Robin Hood Foundation.References
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