Odette Lapierre

Odette Lapierre (born January 28, 1955, in Charny, Quebec) is a former long-distance runner from Canada, who competed in the women's marathon at two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. After having finished in 11th place (2:30:56) in Seoul, South Korea she ended up in 19th place (2:46.18), four years later in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Canada
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 3rd Marathon 2:31:48
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 6th Marathon 2:35:33
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 16th Marathon 2:40:20
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 11th Marathon 2:30:56
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 8th Marathon 2:41:36
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 12th Marathon 2:38:48
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 19th Marathon 2:46:18

References

  1. ^ "Odette Lapierre". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Odette Lapierre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.


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