Evy Palm

Evy Gunilla Palm (born January 31, 1942 in Lidköping, Västra Götaland) is a former female athlete from Sweden, who competed in the long-distance events. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 24th place in the women's marathon. Palm is a three-time winner of the Stockholm Marathon.

She won the City-Pier-City Loop half marathon in the Hague in 1988 .

Records

Her Swedish half marathon records:

• 44 years 1.12.11 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Gothenburg 86-05-10
• 46 " 1.11.18 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Östnor 88-07-16 VSM
• 48 " 1.16.23 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Skellefteå 90-07-14 VSM
• 49 " 1.12.36 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Haag HOL 91-03-24
• 55 " 1.25.08 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Gothenburg 97-05-24
• 56 " 1.27.37 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Gothenburg 98-05-16

Her Swedish marathon records:

• 44 years 2.32.47 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Boston USA 86-04-21
• 45 " 2.35.14 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Stockholm 87-05-30
• 46 " 2.31.35 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 London GBR 88-04-17
• 47 " 2.31.05 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 London GBR 89-04-23
• 48 " 2.38.00 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 New York USA 90-11-04
• 55 " 3.05.39 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Stockholm 97-06-07 SM
• 56 " 3.04.27 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Stockholm 98-06-07 SM
• 61 " 3.24.52N Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Stockholm 03-06-14

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Sweden
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	41st	Marathon	2:51:49
1986	Stockholm Marathon	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:34:42
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	19th	10,000 m	33:00.96
1987	Stockholm Marathon	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:35:14
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	21st	Marathon	2:44:41
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	24th	Marathon	2:34:41
1989	Stockholm Marathon	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:33:26