Ursula Noctor
 Noctor in 1992 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 January 1965 Republic of Ireland | |||||||||||
| Died | 4 April 1993(aged 28) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
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Ursula Noctor(21 January 1965[1]– 4 April 1993)[2]was an Irishlong-distance runner,who was Irish national champion in the half marathon in 1992. She finished fourth at the1991and1992 Chicago Marathons.
Career[edit]
Noctor was the course record holder for theWatersideMarathon.[3]In 1982, she won the inauguralCorkMini-Marathon.[4]In 1987, Noctor came third at the 3,000 metres event at the Northern Irish Championships, competing as an athlete from the Republic of Ireland.[5]In 1988, she won the 10,000 metres event at the Orlando Classic invitational meet.[6]Noctor came third at the 1990Columbus Marathonin a time of 2:39:26,[7]winning $7,500.[8]
Noctor finished fourth at the1991 Chicago Marathon.[9]In 1992, Noctor won the Republic of Ireland's National Half Marathon Championship.[10]Later in the year, she finished fourth at the1992 Chicago Marathonin a time of 2:41:52.[11]It was her first marathon event since having surgery the year before.[9]
Illness and death[edit]
In 1991, Noctor was diagnosed withmelanoma,and she had to have somelymph glandsremoved. At the time, she was given a 10 per cent chance of survival.[9]Noctor died on 4 April 1993 of complications caused by the melanoma. She was aged 28.[2]
References[edit]
- ^Ursula NoctoratARRS
- ^ab"Running".Chicago Tribune.7 April 1993. p. 59.Archivedfrom the original on 16 April 2021.Retrieved16 April2021– viaNewspapers.
- ^"Marathon: Victory easy for Ferrin".Belfast Telegraph.5 July 2008.Archivedfrom the original on 16 April 2021.Retrieved16 April2021.
- ^"LOOKING BACK – 25 Years of BLE in Cork".Cork Athletics. 1993.Archivedfrom the original on 16 April 2021.Retrieved16 April2021.
- ^"Northern Ireland Championships".UK Athletics.Archivedfrom the original on 29 October 2020.Retrieved16 April2021.
- ^"Gatorade Grand Prix Orlando Classic".Orlando Sentinel.11 April 1988. p. 16.Archivedfrom the original on 16 April 2021.Retrieved16 April2021– viaNewspapers.
- ^"Spence Captures Marathon".Washington Post.11 November 1990.Archivedfrom the original on 26 April 2021.Retrieved16 April2021.
- ^"Columbus Marathon sees two WRCers qualify for Olympic Marathon Trials"(PDF)(pdf). Washington Runners. 1990. p. 2.Archived(PDF)from the original on 4 October 2015.Retrieved16 April2021.
- ^abc"Irish runner chasing hopes of survival".Chicago Tribune.21 October 1992. p. 28.Archivedfrom the original on 16 April 2021.Retrieved16 April2021– viaNewspapers.
- ^"Foreign runners boost men's field for marathon".Chicago Tribune.19 October 1992. p. 26.Archivedfrom the original on 16 April 2021.Retrieved16 April2021– viaNewspapers.
- ^"Chicago Marathon".Chicago Tribune.26 October 1992. p. 32.Archivedfrom the original on 16 April 2021.Retrieved16 April2021– viaNewspapers.
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