Murray, Yvonne (1964–)
Murray, Yvonne (1964–)
Scottish runner. Born Oct 1964 in Musselburgh, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
Won the Scottish championships for 3,000 meters (1982); at European championships, won a silver medal (1986) and a gold medal (1990), both for 3,000 meters; at Commonwealth Games, won a bronze medal (1986) and a silver medal (1990), both for 3,000 meters, and a gold medal for 10,000 meters (1994); at Seoul Olympics, won a bronze medal in 3,000 meters (1988); won a gold medal at World Indoor championships for 3,000 meters (1993); won the BUPA Festival of Road Racing for 5,000 meters (1993); at World championships, won a gold medal for 3,000 meters (1994). Awarded MBE (1990).
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