Heather Turland, Date of Birth

    

Heather Turland

Australian marathon runner

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1960

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Heather Turland

  • Heather Turland (born 27 April 1960) is an Australian former long-distance runner who competed in road running events.
  • Her greatest achievement was a gold medal in the marathon at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
  • Her personal best for that distance is 2:34:10 hours. She was a recreational runner until 1993, by which point she had had four children and was over thirty.
  • She ran at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1994 and 1996, reaching eighth place at the latter race.
  • She made her marathon debut in 1996 in Frankfurt, coming third in a lifetime best.
  • She went on to represent Australia over that distance at the World Championships in Athletics, coming 20th in 1997 but failing to finish in 1999.
  • Through her 1998 Commonwealth Games victory, she became the oldest Australian to compete in the event's athletics programme.

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