Lisa Jane Weightman

Lisa Weightman
Weightman with her nephew in Melbourne for the 2008 Olympic homecoming parade
Personal information
Full nameLisa Jane Weightman
Born (1979-01-16) 16 January 1979 (age 45)
Melbourne, Australia[1]
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight44 kg (97 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Coached byRichard Telford
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Marathon
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Edinburgh Team

Lisa Jane Weightman (born 16 January 1979) is an Australian long distance runner and four time Olympian who specializes in the marathon event. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics she came 26th in the Women's marathon with a time of 2:34.19, 7 minutes behind the eventual winner, Peres Jepchirchir.[2]

Weightman represented Australia in the marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She won her first marathon race in 2010, setting a personal best time of 2:28:48 at the Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon.

She has also competed at the IAAF World Road Running Championships and the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, winning a team bronze in the latter competition in 2008.

  1. ^ "Lisa Weightman". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Athletics WEIGHTMAN Lisa - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.