Miki Gorman

Miki Gorman
Personal information
Full nameMichiko Suwa Gorman
NationalityAmerican
Born(1935-08-09)9 August 1935
Qingdao, China
Died19 September 2015(2015-09-19) (aged 80)
Bellingham, Washington, U.S.
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field athletics
EventMarathon
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 1974 Boston Marathon
Silver medal – second place 1976 Boston Marathon
Gold medal – first place 1976 New York Marathon
Gold medal – first place 1977 Boston Marathon
Gold medal – first place 1977 New York Marathon

Michiko "Miki" Suwa Gorman (August 9, 1935 – September 19, 2015)[1] was an American marathon runner of Japanese ancestry. Gorman did not begin running competitively until she was in her mid-30s, but rapidly emerged as one of the elite marathoning women of the mid-1970s.[2] She is the only woman to win both the Boston and New York City marathons twice and is the first of only two woman runners to win both marathons in the same year.[3]

  1. ^ Robinson, Roger (October 7, 2015). "Miki Gorman, Women's Marathon Pioneer, Dies at 80". Runners World. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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  3. ^ "The National Distance Running Hall of Fame Class of 2005 Nominees". National Distance Running Hall of Fame. 2005. Archived from the original on October 27, 2006.