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Nancy Tinari

Nancy Tinari

Canadian long-distance runner


Nancy Tinari (née Rooks, born 13 June 1959)[1] is a Canadian former long-distance runner. She won the silver medal at the 1987 World 15km Road Race Championships behind Ingrid Kristiansen.[2] Her time of 48:53 still stands as the Canadian record. She also won a silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games,[3] and represented Canada at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[4] Tinari continued competing into her forties, including finishing second at the 2000 Canadian 10 km Road Race Championships aged 41 and winning the Canadian Masters Cross Country title in November 2008 aged 49.[5]

Quick Facts Medal record, Women's athletics ...

Personal bests

  • 10,000 metres – 32:14.05 (September 1988)[6]
  • 10 km road – 32:14 (April 1988)[7]
  • 15 km road – 48:53 (November 1987)
  • Half-marathon – 72:50 (November 1991)
  • Marathon – 2:40:50 (October 1983)

International competitions

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References

  1. "Nancy Tinari". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. "World Road Race Championships". ARRS. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. "Pan American Games results". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. "Nancy Tinari 1988 Seoul". Canadian Olympic Team official website. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. "Nancy Tinari". ARRS. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. "Nancy Rooks-Tinari". IAAF. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  7. "Nancy Tinari". ARRS. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. "Nancy Rooks-Tinari". IAAF. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  9. "Nancy Rooks-Tinari". Commonwealth Games site. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  10. "Commonwealth Games statistics women 10000m" (PDF). Track and Field News. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  11. "Women 10000m World Championship Rome 1987". Todor 66. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  12. "1988 Olympic Games 10,000m women". Todor 66. Retrieved 21 June 2017.

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