Ondieki, Lisa (1960–)
Ondieki, Lisa (1960–)
Australian long-distance runner. Name variations: Lisa Martin. Born Lisa O'Dea, May 12, 1960, in Australia; m. Ken Martin (runner, div.); m. 2nd husband Yobes Ondieki (Kenyan distance runner, div.).
One of Australia's greatest female distance runners, won back-to-back marathon gold medals at Commonwealth Games (1986, 1990); broke the Australian marathon record with a time of 2:23:51 at Osaka (1988); at Seoul Olympics, won a silver medal in the marathon (1988); won NY Marathon (1992) with a time of 2:24.
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