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| Birth name | Eleanor Puckrin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1982–1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 129 lb (59 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Ultramarathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ripley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Eleanor Robinson (formerly Adams, née Puckrin, 20 November 1947) is a British former ultramarathon runner and two-time winner of the IAU 100km World Championships.[2] She was the first woman to run over 150 miles in a 24-hour endurance race. She was the winner of the first Badwater Ultramarathon in 1987. She was twice bronze medallist at the IAU 100 km European Championships (1992, 1993).[3]
- ^ Sears, Edward Seldon (2008). Running Through the Ages. McFarland. p. 312. ISBN 9780786450770. (original measurement in feet and inches)
- ^ "IAU WORLD 100 KILOMETRES CHALLENGE". Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ IAU 100 Kilometres European Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-07.