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| Born | October 19, 1929 San Francisco |
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| Country | United States |
| Retired | 1993 |
Marion Irvine (born October 19, 1929)[1] is an American nun and former marathon runner. Irvine became the then-oldest person to participate in the United States Olympic Trials in track and field in 1984, when she was 54 years old. Following the Trials, she regularly ran on the marathon circuit and gained attention from the media, along with the nickname "The Flying Nun". Irvine broke numerous age-group records in distance running events during her career, and has been inducted into multiple running halls of fame.