Gillian Horovitz
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Gillian Pamela Adams |
Nationality | English |
Born | Bromley, Kent | 7 June 1955
Spouse | Israel Horovitz |
Children | 2 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Gillian Pamela Horovitz (née Adams) (born 7 June 1955 in Bromley, Kent) is an English female retired long-distance runner.
Athletics career
[edit]She competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the women's marathon and won the 1980 Paris Marathon.[1] She represented England in the marathon, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Born as Gillian Adams she was married to American screenwriter Israel Horovitz, author of more than 50 produced plays.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing United Kingdom and England | |||||
1980 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Marathon | 2:40:53 |
London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 10th | Marathon | 2:42:14 | |
Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:49:42 | |
New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 5th | Marathon | 2:37:55 | |
1981 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Marathon | 2:40:44 |
1986 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 22nd | Marathon | 2:46:32 |
1987 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 9th | Marathon | 2:47:05 |
1988 | New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 13th | Marathon | 2:42:18 |
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | Marathon | 2:46:58 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Gillian Adams Horovitz, A life defined by running well" (PDF). Maratho nand Beyond.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- English female long-distance runners
- British female long-distance runners
- English female marathon runners
- British female marathon runners
- Paris Marathon female winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- 20th-century British women
- People from Bromley
- Athletes from the London Borough of Bromley
- 20th-century English sportswomen
- English athletics biography stubs