Liane Winter

Liane Winter (June 24, 1942 – January 17, 2021) was a former West German long-distance runner, who was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set a world best at the Boston Marathon on April 21, 1975 with a time of 2:42:24.[1][nb 1] Winter, the first woman from outside the United States to win Boston, only briefly held the mark as her countrywoman, Christa Vahlensieck, turned in a 2:40:16 performance in Dülmen twelve days later.[1][2] Winter's 1975 performance at Boston was aided by a "25-mile-an-hour tailwind",[3] after which she asked for a beer through her translator.[4] At the 1976 Boston Marathon, she finished in tenth place.[5]

  1. ^ a b "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. p. 653. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Boston Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  3. ^ Peters, Gil (April 22, 1975). "New Marathon mark". The Bryan Times. UPI. p. 12. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  4. ^ Connelly, Mike (2003). "Crossing the Line". 26 Miles to Boston: The Boston Marathon Experience from Hopkinton to Copley Square. The Lyons Press. p. 246. ISBN 9781585748280.
  5. ^ "American Takes Boston Marathon". Palm Beach Post. April 20, 1976. p. D2. Retrieved September 23, 2011.


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