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Yvonne Danson
Yvonne Margaret Danson (born 22 May 1959 in London, United Kingdom) is a female former road running athlete.
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| (1959-05-22) 22 May 1959London, England | |||||||||
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| 1994 Victoria | Marathon | 1995 Chiang Mai | Marathon | 1995 Chiang Mai | 10,000 m | ||||
| 1994 Victoria | Marathon | ||||||||
| 1995 Chiang Mai | Marathon | ||||||||
| 1995 Chiang Mai | 10,000 m |
Yvonne Margaret Danson (born 22 May 1959 in London, United Kingdom) is a female former road running athlete.
Danson represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, winning the bronze medal in the women's marathon.
Danson achieved her personal best a year later at the 1995 Boston Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 30 minutes and 53 seconds, which earned her 5th place. Living in Singapore at the time, Danson took up citizenship in order to represent Singapore in international competitions. At the 1995 Southeast Asian Games in Chiang Mai, Thailand, she claimed the silver medal in the marathon. Her time of 2 hours, 34 minutes and 41 seconds remains the Singapore national record. She also set a Singapore national record of 36 minutes 27 seconds in the 10,000 metres at the same Games, winning the bronze medal.
Danson represented Singapore at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, finishing in 38th place out of a field of 86 runners. She also holds the Singapore national record for the 5,000 metres, having run the distance in 17 minutes 35.3 seconds in Singapore in 1997.
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 3rd | 2:32:24 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 38th | 2:39:18 |
- Yvonne Danson at World Athletics
- Yvonne Danson at Olympics.com
- Yvonne Danson at Olympedia
- Yvonne Danson at InterSportStats
- Profile at iaaf.org
- sports-reference
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