Sally Eastall

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Sally Eastall
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Born (1963-01-05) 5 January 1963 (age 60)
Stowmarket, Suffolk
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Sally Rose Eastall (born 5 January 1963) is an English former long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. She ran her best time for the marathon of 2:29:29 when winning the 1991 California International Marathon. [1] [2]

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Career

Born in Stowmarket, Suffolk, Eastall finished 11th at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. Three months later she ran her best-ever marathon time of 2:29:29 when winning the California International Marathon on 8 December 1991, to become only the eighth British woman to run a marathon in less than 2:30 (after Joyce Smith, Priscilla Welch, Sarah Rowell, Sally-Ann Hales, Veronique Marot, Paula Fudge and Liz McColgan). She went on to finish 13th at the 1992 Olympic Games.

She represented England in the marathon, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [3] [4] [5]

As of 2018, Eastall ranks 18th on the UK all-time list for the marathon.

Eastall is a vegan. [6]

International competitions

All results regarding the Marathon

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain / Flag of England.svg  England
1990 European Championships Split, SFR Yugoslavia 11th 2:41:37
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th 2:36:16
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 13th 2:41:20
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 13th 2:41:32
Other marathons [7]
1986Taunton Marathon Taunton, United Kingdom1st2:54:18 (430 metres short)
1986 London Marathon London, United Kingdom55th2:59:23
1986 Montreal International Marathon Montreal, Canada5th2:54:07
1988London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom36th2:54:16
1989 Košice Peace Marathon Košice, Czechoslovakia4th2:41:06
1989London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom29th2:40:44
1990Bermuda Marathon Hamilton, Bermuda 1st2:42:47
1990London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom18th2:34:31
1991London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom26th2:36:19
1991 California International Marathon California, United States1st2:29:29
1992 Nagoya International Women's Marathon Nagoya, Japan5th2:33:36
1992 New York City Marathon New York, United States7th2:34:05
1994London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom5th2:37:08
1996 Houston Marathon Houston, United States12th2:38:52
1996London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom14th2:38:59
1999London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom20th2:51:51

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References

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  2. Sally Eastall at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. Shellard, Ann (2013). "Does being vegan affect your running performance?". The Guardian. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  7. "Sally Eastall". ARRS. Retrieved 2 December 2018.