Debbi Lawrence
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Deborah A. Spino |
Full name | Deborah A. Lawrence |
Nickname | Debbi |
Born | Columbus, Indiana | October 15, 1961
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
Spouse | Don Lawrence[1] |
Sport | |
Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Racewalking |
Updated on 10 October 2014 |
Deborah "Debbi" A. Lawrence(née Spino, born October 15, 1961) is a retired femaleracewalkerfrom the United States.[2]She set her personal best in the women's 10 km race walk event (45:03) at the1995 World Championships in AthleticsinGöteborg,Sweden.
Personal bests
[edit]- 10 km:44:42 min– 1992[2]
- 20 km:1:33:48 hrs–
Sacramento, California,16 July 2000
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1986 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Saint Léonard,Canada | 9th | 10 km | 49:05 |
1987 | World Championships | Rome,Italy | 20th | 10 km | 48:53 |
1988 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Mar del Plata,Argentina | 3rd | 10 km | 46:44 |
1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, California,United States | 15th | 10 km | 46:13 |
Pan American Games | Havana,Cuba | 2nd | 10,000 m | 46:51.53 | |
World Championships | Tokyo,Japan | 19th | 10 km | 45:58 | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona,Spain | 26th | 10 km | 48:23 |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart,Germany | 37th | 10 km | 48:53 |
1995 | World Championships | Göteborg,Sweden | 37th | 10 km | 45:03 |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta,United States | 20th | 10 km | 45:32 |
1998 | Goodwill Games | Uniondale, New York,United States | 5th | 10,000 m | 47:36.97 |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney,Australia | 44th | 20 km | 1:47:20 |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton,Canada | 19th | 20 km | 1:37:57 |
Personal life
[edit]She is avegetarianand affirms that her success as an athlete is due in a large part to a vegetarian diet.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"DEBBI LAWRENCE".usatf.org. 2002-12-18.
- ^ab Debbie Lawrence Biography,archived fromthe originalon January 31, 2012,retrievedJuly 27,2013
- ^"Top 10 Historic Vegetarian and Vegan Olympians".Ecorazzi.July 27, 2012.RetrievedSeptember 12,2017.
External links
[edit]- Debbi LawrenceatWorld Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Debbi Lawrence".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-04-18.
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- American female racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- People from Columbus, Indiana
- Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games
- Track and field athletes from Indiana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- American racewalker stubs