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1983 world series play by play8/31/2023 On the morning of the race it was all changed. The team order for Britain would be Derek Redmond, Kriss Akabusi, John Regis and Roger Black. The night before the final it was all decided. Great Britain & Northern Ireland – men's 4x400m (1991, Tokyo) But what a way to make the most of an opportunity. It remained her only ever appearance at a global championships. Although Norwegian legend Grete Waitz eventually made a break from the rest of the field, Dickerson fared best of the rest and came through to take silver in a lifetime best of 2:31:09. Instead, she excelled.įrom the early stages, Dickerson was part of the lead group. But Dickerson was not overawed by competing outside of her home nation for the first time or being at a World Championships. In fact, all of her races up until this point in her career were held in the US. She’d finished no higher than third in either of her two previous marathons, both of which were held in the US. Marianne Dickerson – women's marathon (1983, Helsinki)īefore lining up for the marathon at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, USA’s Marianne Dickerson had only ever contested two races at that distance. In the past 40 years of championship action, there have been many surprise performers who have been just as shocked as anyone to find themselves on the podium. It’s not just the global superstars and big favourites who win medals at the World Athletics Championships.
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