Odette Lapierre

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Odette Lapierre (born January 28, 1955, in Charny, Quebec) is a Canadian former long-distance runner, who competed in the women's marathon at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. After having finished in 11th place (2:30:56) in Seoul, South Korea she ended up in 19th place (2:46.18), four years later in Barcelona, Spain. [1] [2]

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Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 3rdMarathon2:31:48
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 6thMarathon2:35:33
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 16thMarathon 2:40:20
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 11thMarathon 2:30:56
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand8thMarathon2:41:36
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 12thMarathon2:38:48
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 19thMarathon 2:46:18

References

  1. "Odette Lapierre". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Odette Lapierre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.