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Liz McColgan

1964 - Today

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Elizabeth Nuttall (née Lynch, formerly McColgan; born 24 May 1964) is a Scottish former middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships and a silver over the same distance at the 1988 Olympic Games. McColgan earned a silver in the 3000 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships. She was a two-time gold medalist in the event at the Commonwealth Games, 1992 World Half Marathon champion and a two-time individual medallist at the World Cross Country Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liz McColgan is the 5,093rd most popular athlete (up from 5,143rd in 2019), the 7,735th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,690th in 2019) and the 184th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Liz McColgan ranks 5,093 out of 6,025. Before her are Taliqua Clancy, Feng Bin, Cho Gu-ham, Kaori Takahashi, Sarah Tait, and Automne Pavia. After her are Adam Kszczot, Kriss Akabusi, Nadia Battocletti, Mark Lewis-Francis, Tori Bowie, and Ricardo Santos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Liz McColgan ranks 956. Before her are John Sheridan, Ross Kemp, Roy Wegerle, Clayton Blackmore, Diane Dixon, and John E. Sununu. After her are Maria Miller, Dave McPherson, Craig Shoemaker, Rekha Bhardwaj, Aadesh Shrivastava, and Silken Laumann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Liz McColgan ranks 7,737 out of 8,785. Before her are Alexandra Dowling (1990), Erin Kellyman (1998), Justin Hoyte (1984), Danny Higginbotham (1978), Danny Mills (1977), and Tiana Benjamin (1984). After her are Kriss Akabusi (1958), Neil Ruddock (1968), Sub Focus (1982), Mark Lewis-Francis (1982), Maisie Richardson-Sellers (1992), and Alistair Brownlee (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Liz McColgan ranks 184. Before her are Danny Talbot (1991), Sarah Stevenson (1983), Jason Gardener (1975), Martin Cross (1957), Kelly Sotherton (1976), and Janice Rankin (1972). After her are Kriss Akabusi (1958), Mark Lewis-Francis (1982), Alistair Brownlee (1988), Raymond Stevens (1963), Zsófia Kovács (null), and Dan Hardy (1982).

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