Sally Rose Eastall (born 5 January 1963) is an English former long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. She ran her best time for the marathon of 2:29:29 when winning the 1991 California International Marathon.[1][2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 5 January 1963 Stowmarket, Suffolk |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Career
editBorn in Stowmarket, Suffolk, Eastall finished 11th at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. Three months later she ran her best-ever marathon time of 2:29:29 when winning the California International Marathon on 8 December 1991, to become only the eighth British woman to run a marathon in less than 2:30 (after Joyce Smith, Priscilla Welch, Sarah Rowell, Sally-Ann Hales, Veronique Marot, Paula Fudge and Liz McColgan). She went on to finish 13th at the 1992 Olympic Games.
She represented England in the marathon, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4][5]
As of 2018, Eastall ranks 18th on the UK all-time list for the marathon.
International competitions
editAll results regarding the Marathon
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain /  England
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| 1990 | European Championships | Split, SFR Yugoslavia | 11th | 2:41:37 | |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | 2:36:16 | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 13th | 2:41:20 | |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 13th | 2:41:32 | |
| Other marathons[7] | |||||
| 1986 | Taunton Marathon | Taunton, United Kingdom | 1st | 2:54:18 (430 metres short) | |
| 1986 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 55th | 2:59:23 | |
| 1986 | Montreal International Marathon | Montreal, Canada | 5th | 2:54:07 | |
| 1988 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 36th | 2:54:16 | |
| 1989 | Košice Peace Marathon | Košice, Czechoslovakia | 4th | 2:41:06 | |
| 1989 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 29th | 2:40:44 | |
| 1990 | Bermuda Marathon | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | 2:42:47 | |
| 1990 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 18th | 2:34:31 | |
| 1991 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 26th | 2:36:19 | |
| 1991 | California International Marathon | California, United States | 1st | 2:29:29 | |
| 1992 | Nagoya International Women's Marathon | Nagoya, Japan | 5th | 2:33:36 | |
| 1992 | New York City Marathon | New York, United States | 7th | 2:34:05 | |
| 1994 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 5th | 2:37:08 | |
| 1996 | Houston Marathon | Houston, United States | 12th | 2:38:52 | |
| 1996 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 14th | 2:38:59 | |
| 1999 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 20th | 2:51:51 | |
References
edit- ^ "CIM History". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ Sally Eastall at World Athletics
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ Shellard, Ann (2013). "Does being vegan affect your running performance?". The Guardian. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Sally Eastall". ARRS. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
External links
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