Nyla Jane Carroll (born 24 November 1965 in New Plymouth, Taranaki [ citation needed ]) is a retired long-distance runner from New Zealand, who represented her native country in the women's 10,000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Carroll was also a member of the Kiwi team at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where she ended up in fifth place in the women's marathon race.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 5th | 2:34:03 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 29th | 2:50:25 |
| 2003 | Canberra Marathon | Canberra, Australia | 1st | 2:38:56 |
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The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is the National Olympic Committee responsible for developing, promoting, and protecting the Olympic Movement in Australia. The AOC has the exclusive responsibility for the representation of Australia at the Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games and at Regional Games patronized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). All National Olympic Committees are constituents of the International Olympic Committee.
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