Karen Holdsworth
Personal information
Born(1960-08-02)2 August 1960
Died30 April 2013(2013-04-30) (aged 52)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Medal record
Marathon
World Marathon Majors
Representing  Great Britain
Gold medal – first place1983 BerlinMarathon

Karen Holdsworth (née Moody, also Goldhawk,[1] 2 August 1960 – 30 April 2013) was a British marathon runner, who won the 1983 Berlin Marathon.

Career

Holdsworth was a member of South Shields athletics club.[2] In 1981, Holdsworth won the inaugural Great North Run, finishing in a time of 1:17.36.[2][3][4] In the same year, she finished sixth at the inaugural London Marathon, in a time of 2:43:28.[5] In 1983, she won the Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:40:32.[1][6] In the same year, she won the Paris Marathon.[1][6] In 1984, she won the Reading[7] and Fleet Half Marathons.[1]

Marathon competition record

CompetitionRankTimeLocationDate
1981 London Marathon 6th 2:43:28 London 29 March 1981
1981 Great North Run 1st 1:17:36 South Shields 28 June 1981
1983 Paris Marathon 1st 2:51:08 Paris 14 May 1983
1983 Berlin Marathon 1st 2:40:32 Berlin 25 September 1983
1984 Reading Half Marathon 1st 1:13:56 Reading 25 March 1984
1984 London Marathon 13th 2:42:51 London 13 May 1984
1985 Berlin Marathon 2nd 2:35:18 Berlin 29 September 1985

Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Karen Holdsworth". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "A classic case of runner's loneliness". The Guardian. 29 June 1981. p. 2. Retrieved 10 December 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Jo Pavey and Mara Yamauchi back for the Great North Run". BBC Sport. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Temple, Cliff (1987). Running from A to Z. Paul. p. 91. ISBN 9780091664107.
  5. ↑ Runner's World. Rodale, Inc. 1981. p. 48.
  6. 1 2 Benyo, Richard; Henderson, Joe (2002). Running Encyclopedia. Human Kinetics. ISBN 9780736037341.
  7. ↑ "Reading Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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