Christina Mai

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Christina Angela Mai (born 3 September 1961) is a retired (West) German long-distance runner.

In the 1980s she finished lowly at the 1986 and the 1987 World Cross Country Championships. [1] She later competed on the highest level in 3000 metres indoors. She finished fifth at the 1987 European Indoor Championships, [2] was disqualified in the final round at the 1991 World Indoor Championships, finished fourth at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, [1] sixth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships, [3] and fourth at the 1994 European Indoor Championships. [4] She later started, but did not finish, the 1997 World Half Marathon Championships.

Mai became German indoor champion in the 3000 metres in 1993 and 1994. [5] She became West German half marathon champion in 1987, and won the club competition in this event from 1983 through 1991 except for 1988. She became national cross-country running champion in 1991 (long race) and 1994 (short race), and took several club titles here as well. She once won a club title in the marathon; in 1983. She represented the clubs LAV coop Dortmund and LG Olympia Dortmund. [6] [7] [8] She also won individual silver and bronze medals in the 3000 and 10,000 metres. [9] [10]

His personal best times are 8:54.16 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in August 1991 in Menden; 15:47.73 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in May 1993 in Köln; 32:55.18 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in June 1991 in Potsdam; and 2:36:20 hours in the marathon, achieved at the 1997 Frankfurt Marathon. [11] [12] [13] [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 Christina Mai at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "1987 European Indoor Championships, women's 3000 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "1992 European Indoor Championships, women's 3000 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "1994 European Indoor Championships, women's 3000 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Deutsche Hallen - Leichtathletik - Meisterschaften (3000m - Damen)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Halbmarathon - Straße)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Wald- und Crosslaufen - Damen)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (Marathon)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (3000m - Damen)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (10000m-Damen)". Sport-Komplett. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  11. ↑ World women's all-time best 3000m [ permanent dead link ] (last updated 2001)
  12. ↑ World women's all-time best 5000m (last updated 2001)
  13. ↑ World women's all-time best 10000m (last updated 2001)
  14. ↑ World women's all-time best marathon (last updated 2001)


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