Glynis Penny

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Glynis Penny
née Goodburn
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1951-01-18) 18 January 1951 (age 74)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventmiddle-distance
Club Cambridge Harriers

Glynis Carol Penny née Goodburn (born 28 January 1951) is a retired long-distance runner from England.

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Biography

Born Glynis Goodburn, she married Keith Penny in 1974 and competed under her married name thereafter. [1]

Penny finished second behind Penny Yule in the 1500 metres event at the 1976 WAAA Championships [2] [3] and second behind Cherry Hanson at the 1978 WAAA Championships. [4] [5]

Penny set her personal best (2:36:21) in the women's marathon on 17 April 1983, finishing in third place at the 1983 London Marathon.

Penny represented England marathon event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [6] [7] [8]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and Flag of England.svg  England
1983 Fleet Half Marathon Fleet, Hampshire 1stHalf Marathon1:15:47
London Marathon London3rdMarathon2:36:21 (PB)
World Championships Helsinki—Marathon DNS
1985 Stroud Half Marathon Stroud, United Kingdom1stHalf Marathon1:13:52
1986London Marathon,London8thMarathon2:38:47
Great North Run Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom4thHalf Marathon1:13:24 (PB)
Commonwealth Games Edinburgh 9thMarathon2:38:47
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany9thMArathon2:41:25
Stroud Half Marathon Stroud, United Kingdom1stHalf Marathon1:16:20
1987London MarathonLondon14thMarathon2:38:23
1988 Vienna Marathon Vienna, Austria 1stMarathon2:36:49
1988 Roma-Ostia Half Marathon Rome, Italy1stHalf Marathon1:15:02
1989London MarathonLondon26thMarathon2:39:37
1990 Belgrade Marathon Belgrade, Serbia5thMarathon2:52:18
1991 Hastings Half Marathon Hastings, United Kingdom1stHalf Marathon1:18:03

References

  1. ↑ "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Super Andrea Powers Home" . Sunday Express. 22 August 1976. Retrieved 8 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Athletics" . Birmingham Daily Post. 23 August 1976. Retrieved 8 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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