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Description:
Elana Meyer
(born October 10, 1966 in
Albertinia
) is a former
long-distance runner
from
South Africa
, who won the silver medal at the
1992 Summer Olympics
in the 10,000 metre event.
She set the 15 Kilometres road running
African record
of 46:57 minutes in November 1991 in
Cape Town
. The record was equaled by
Mestawet Tufa
in 2008. The record was Beaten by
Tirunesh Dibaba
in 2009, who posted a new
world record
of 46.28 minutes.
Meyer also held the
half marathon
African record (1:06:44 hours) set in January 1999 in
Tokyo
. The record was broken by
Mary Keitany
of
Kenya
at the
2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
by running the distance in 1:06:36 hours.
Other achievements
World champion in
half marathon
, 1994.
World record in
half marathon
, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999.
Several good places in the top
marathon
and half marathon races.
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