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'''Gerry Davidson''' (March 12, 1921 – August 5, 2011)<ref name="Obit">[http://masterstrack.com/2011/08/19682/ Gerry Davidson's obituary]</ref> was an American [[long distance runner]] from [[Fallbrook, California]]. She is the former [[Masters Athletics World Records|world record holder]] in the W85 Mile run<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-women |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-10-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111105152/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-women |archivedate=2012-01-11 |df= }}</ref> (and previously in the W80 division). She is also the [[United States records in masters athletics|American record holder]] in most W80 and W85 track events from the [[400 metres]] through the [[10,000 metres]]<ref>http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/byEvent.asp?division=american&location=indoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=masters&eventName=all&sport=TF</ref> and several road running records going back to 1991 when she was 70 years old.<ref>http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=road&age=masters&ageGroup=&sport=LDR</ref> |
'''Gerry Davidson''' (March 12, 1921 – August 5, 2011)<ref name="Obit">[http://masterstrack.com/2011/08/19682/ Gerry Davidson's obituary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008005027/http://masterstrack.com/2011/08/19682/ |date=2011-10-08 }}</ref> was an American [[long distance runner]] from [[Fallbrook, California]]. She is the former [[Masters Athletics World Records|world record holder]] in the W85 Mile run<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-women |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-10-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111105152/http://www.world-masters-athletics.org/records/outdoor-women |archivedate=2012-01-11 |df= }}</ref> (and previously in the W80 division). She is also the [[United States records in masters athletics|American record holder]] in most W80 and W85 track events from the [[400 metres]] through the [[10,000 metres]]<ref>http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/byEvent.asp?division=american&location=indoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=masters&eventName=all&sport=TF</ref> and several road running records going back to 1991 when she was 70 years old.<ref>http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=road&age=masters&ageGroup=&sport=LDR</ref> |
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Davidson first took up jogging for exercise when she moved to Fallbrook in the 1970s. It was the era of the [[running boom of the 1970s]] and the thing to do. Eventually she took on competitive running by entering the annual [[L'eggs Mini-Marathon]] in nearby [[San Diego]]. That was the only race she did for several years until it was discontinued. The competitive bug had bitten, she became a fixture in the local running scene, has run in [[marathon]]s coast to coast<ref>http://thevillagenews.com/story/30097/</ref> and began running in the sport of [[masters athletics]]. |
Davidson first took up jogging for exercise when she moved to Fallbrook in the 1970s. It was the era of the [[running boom of the 1970s]] and the thing to do. Eventually she took on competitive running by entering the annual [[L'eggs Mini-Marathon]] in nearby [[San Diego]]. That was the only race she did for several years until it was discontinued. The competitive bug had bitten, she became a fixture in the local running scene, has run in [[marathon]]s coast to coast<ref>http://thevillagenews.com/story/30097/</ref> and began running in the sport of [[masters athletics]]. |
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Revision as of 04:51, 15 October 2017
Gerry Davidson (March 12, 1921 – August 5, 2011)[1] was an American long distance runner from Fallbrook, California. She is the former world record holder in the W85 Mile run[2] (and previously in the W80 division). She is also the American record holder in most W80 and W85 track events from the 400 metres through the 10,000 metres[3] and several road running records going back to 1991 when she was 70 years old.[4]
Davidson first took up jogging for exercise when she moved to Fallbrook in the 1970s. It was the era of the running boom of the 1970s and the thing to do. Eventually she took on competitive running by entering the annual L'eggs Mini-Marathon in nearby San Diego. That was the only race she did for several years until it was discontinued. The competitive bug had bitten, she became a fixture in the local running scene, has run in marathons coast to coast[5] and began running in the sport of masters athletics.
It was coincidental that she set her Mile world record on the same day that Alan Webb broke Jim Ryun's fabled high school mile record.[6] She died in Seal Beach, California on August 5, 2011.[1]
References
- ^ a b Gerry Davidson's obituary Archived 2011-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/byEvent.asp?division=american&location=indoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=masters&eventName=all&sport=TF
- ^ http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=road&age=masters&ageGroup=&sport=LDR
- ^ http://thevillagenews.com/story/30097/
- ^ http://masterstrack.com/2006/05/1133/