Sally Eastall

Sally Rose Eastall (born 5 January 1963) is an English former long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. She ran her best time for the marathon of 2:29:29 when winning the 1991 California International Marathon.[1][2]

Career

Born in Stowmarket, Suffolk, Eastall finished 11th at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. Three months later she ran her best-ever marathon time of 2:29:29 when winning the California International Marathon on 8 December 1991, to become only the eighth British woman to run a marathon in less than 2:30 (after Joyce Smith, Priscilla Welch, Sarah Rowell, Sally-Ann Hales, Veronique Marot, Paula Fudge and Liz McColgan). She went on to finish 13th at the 1992 Olympic Games.

As of 2018, Eastall ranks 18th on the UK all-time list for the marathon.

International competitions

All results regarding the Marathon

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain /  England
1990 European Championships Split, SFR Yugoslavia 11th 2:41:37
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th 2:36:16
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 13th 2:41:20
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 13th 2:41:32
Other marathons[3]
1986 Taunton Marathon Taunton, United Kingdom 1st 2:54:18 (430 metres short)
1986 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 55th 2:59:23
1986 Montreal International Marathon Montreal, Canada 5th 2:54:07
1988 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 36th 2:54:16
1989 Košice Peace Marathon Košice, Czechoslovakia 4th 2:41:06
1989 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 29th 2:40:44
1990 Bermuda Marathon Hamilton, Bermuda 1st 2:42:47
1990 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 18th 2:34:31
1991 London Martahon London, United Kingdom 26th 2:36:19
1991 California International Marathon California, United States 1st 2:29:29
1992 Nagoya International Women's Marathon Nagoya, Japan 5th 2:33:36
1992 New York City Marathon New York, United States 7th 2:34:05
1994 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 5th 2:37:08
1996 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 12th 2:38:52
1996 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 14th 2:38:59
1999 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 20th 2:51:51

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  2. ↑ Sally Eastall at IAAF
  3. ↑ "Sally Eastall". ARRS. Retrieved 20 March 2018.



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