Teresa Vaill

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Teresa Vaill
Personal information
Born (1962-11-20) November 20, 1962 (age 61)
Torrington, Connecticut
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
Sport Athletics
Event Racewalking
Updated on 27 July 2013

Teresa Vaill (born November 20, 1962) is a female racewalker from the United States. She was born in Torrington, Connecticut.

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Vaill set her personal best in the women's 20 km race walk event (1:33:23) on April 1, 2001, at a meet in Manassas, Virginia. She remains an active competitor, winning numerous masters championships and placing in the USA National Championships (Open Division) as recently as 2018. [1]

Her twin sister Lisa Vaill was also an international racewalker, and marathon runner. [2]

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg United States
1984 Pan American Race Walking Cup Bucaramanga, Colombia6th10 km51:29 min
1986 Pan American Race Walking Cup Saint Leonard, Canada4th10 km46:47 min
1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City, United States20th10 km46:50 min
1988 Pan American Race Walking Cup Mar del Plata, Argentina10 kmDSQ
1990 Pan American Race Walking Cup Xalapa, Mexico4th10 km47:18 min
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany22nd 10 km 46:58 min
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 10,000 m DQ
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden22nd 10 km 45:02 min
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece43rd 20 km 1:38:47 hrs
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20 km DNF
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 20 km DQ
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 20 km DNF

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References

  1. "UNATION International Women's 50K Challenge". January 20, 2018. Archived from the original (TXT) on December 21, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. Theall, Dave (October 5, 2005). Lisa Vaill has shot at joining her twin, Teresa, at Olympics. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 23, 2020.