Karen Holdsworth

Karen Holdsworth (née Moody, also Goldhawk,[1] 2 August 1960 – 30 April 2013) was a British marathon runner, who won the 1983 Berlin Marathon.

Karen Holdsworth
Personal information
Born(1960-08-02)2 August 1960
Died30 April 2013(2013-04-30) (aged 52)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
Medal record
Marathon
World Marathon Majors
Representing  Great Britain
Gold medal – first place1983 BerlinMarathon

Career

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]

Marathon competition record
CompetitionRankTimeLocationDate
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]

References
  1. "Karen Holdsworth". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. "A classic case of runner's loneliness". The Guardian. 29 June 1981. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Jo Pavey and Mara Yamauchi back for the Great North Run". BBC Sport. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. Temple, Cliff (1987). Running from A to Z. Paul. p. 91. ISBN 9780091664107.
  5. Runner's World. Rodale, Inc. 1981. p. 48.
  6. Benyo, Richard; Henderson, Joe (2002). Running Encyclopedia. Human Kinetics. ISBN 9780736037341.
  7. "Reading Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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