Sue Bruce
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 July 1964 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Cross country running, 100 kilometres |
Medal record | |
Sue Bruce (born 25 July 1964) is a New Zealand former middle-distance runner who competed mainly in cross country running and track. She ran for New Zealand at five straight editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1983 to 1987. She shared in the team silver medal at the 1986 race alongside Christine McMiken, Gail Rear, Mary O'Connor and Wendy Renner,[1] and was a team bronze medallist at the 1984 race with Dianne Rodger, O'Connor, and Christine Hughes.[2] Her best individual finish was eighth place in 1985.[3]
Bruce won the 3000 metres title at the New Zealand Athletics Championships in 1985, her sole national title at the competition.[4]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | World Cross Country Championships | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 27th | Senior race | 14:26 |
| 6th | Team | 122 pts | |||
| 1984 | World Cross Country Championships | East Rutherford, United States | 31st | Senior race | 16:45 |
| 3rd | Team | 91 pts[5] | |||
| 1985 | World Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 8th | Senior race | 15:42 |
| 7th | Team | 144 pts | |||
| 1986 | World Cross Country Championships | Colombier, Switzerland | 32nd | Senior race | 15:40.6 |
| 2nd | Team | 67 pts | |||
| 1987 | World Cross Country Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 82nd | Senior race | 18:13 |
| 11th | Team | 205 pts |
National titles
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (8 February 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.7km CC Women - Neuchatel Planeyse Colombier Date: Saturday, March 22, 1986, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 22 October 2013
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (8 September 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.0km CC Women - New York The Meadowlands Date: Sunday, March 25, 1984, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 21 October 2013
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (8 February 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 5.0km CC Women - Lissabon Sport Complex Jamor Date: Sunday, March 24, 1985, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 22 October 2013
- ^ New Zealand Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ Non-scoring performance
