Lisa York (runner)

Lisa York
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	10 March 1970 (age 56); Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle and Long-distance running
Club	Leicester Coritanian AC

Lisa York (born 10 March 1970) is a British former middle and long-distance runner who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Biography

York, born in Rugby, Warwickshire, became the British 3,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1992 AAA Championships.^[2]^[3]

Shortly afterwards at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, York represented Great Britain in the women's 3000 metres event, where she ran a lifetime best of 8:47.71 in her heat, to narrowly miss the final.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain
1989	World Cross Country Championships (Junior race)	Stavanger, Norway	58th	4 km	17:13
	European Junior Championships	Varaždin, Yugoslavia	5th	1500 m	4:15.39
	European Junior Championships	Varaždin, Yugoslavia	5th	3000 m	9:23.65
1991	World Cross Country Championships	Antwerp, Belgium	76th	6.4 km	22:07
1992	World Cross Country Championships	Boston, United States	34th	6.4 km	22:17
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	heats	3000 m	8:47.71

References

↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lisa York Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 March 2025.