Lisa Hahner
Lisa Hahner in 2016
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon

Lisa Hahner (born 20 November 1989) is a German long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.

Life

The twins before the Olympics in Hanover

She and her twin sister, Anna Hahner, were born in 1989. They were inspired to take up long distance running after hearing an interview with musician and amateur runner Joey Kelly when they were seventeen.[1]

Lisa and Anna competed in the women's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] Lisa and Anna finished the marathon together but at a time 15 minutes below their personal bests. Thomas Kurschilgen, the German athletics director, criticised their joint (81/82nd) finish publicly,[3] but the picture was valued by the media.[4] They were accused of trying to attract media attention and they did get more coverage than their teammate, Anja Scherl, who finished ahead of them. The twins said that it was Anna's idea. When she realised that with two kilometres to go that she might capture Lisa, then she accelerated to catch her.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Run, Anna, Run: Meet the Berlin Marathon hope, 28 September 2014, TheLocal.de, Retrieved 17 August 2016
  2. ↑ "Lisa Hahner". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Twins Finish Marathon Hand in Hand, but Their Country Says They Crossed a Line, 16 August 2016, Christopher Clarey, New York Times, Retrieved 18 August 2016
  4. ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: German twins' hand-hold divides nation". BBC News. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Sisters Anna and Lisa Hahner have infuriated a nation, 18 August 2016, news.com.au, Retrieved 17 August 2016
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