Emma Murray

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Emma Murray
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1978-02-23) 23 February 1978 (age 45)
Hornsby, Australia
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Sport
Event(s) Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Marathon: 2:45:42 (2006)

Emma Murray (born 23 February 1978) is a former Australian female mountain runner, twice world champion at the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships (2005, 2006). [1]

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The 2011 World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge was the eighth edition of the global Mountain running competition, World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships, organised by the World Mountain Running Association.

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References

  1. "World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge (2004-2014)/Championships (2015 on)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 10 March 2020.