Yvonne Danson

Yvonne Margaret Danson (born 22 May 1959 in London, United Kingdom) is a female former road running athlete.

Yvonne Danson
Personal information
National teamSingapore
CitizenshipSingaporean
Born (1959-05-22) 22 May 1959
London, England
Sport
Country
  • England
  • Singapore
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1994 VictoriaMarathon
Representing  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1995 Chiang MaiMarathon
Bronze medal – third place1995 Chiang Mai10,000 m

Athletics career

Danson represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, winning the bronze medal in the women's marathon.[1][2][3]

Danson achieved her personal best a year later in 1995 at the prestigious Boston Marathon, in a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes and 53 seconds, which earned her 5th place. Living in Singapore at the time, Danson took up citizenship in order to represent Singapore in international competitions. At the 1995 Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, she claimed the silver medal in the marathon. Her time of 2 hours, 34 minutes and 41 seconds remains the Singapore national record. She also set a Singapore national record of 36 minutes 27 seconds in the 10,000 metres at the same Games, winning the bronze medal.

Danson represented Singapore at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, finishing in 38th place out of a field of 86 runners. She also holds the Singapore national record for the 5,000 metres, having run the distance in 17 minutes 35.3 seconds in Singapore in 1997.

Achievements
  • All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  England
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 3rd 2:32:24
Representing  Singapore
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 38th 2:39:18

References
  1. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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