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Liz McColgan

1964 - Today

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Elizabeth Nuttall (née Lynch, formerly McColgan; born 24 May 1964) is a Scottish former middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships and a silver over the same distance at the 1988 Olympic Games. McColgan earned a silver in the 3000 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships. She was a two-time gold medalist in the event at the Commonwealth Games, 1992 World Half Marathon champion and a two-time individual medallist at the World Cross Country Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Liz McColgan is the 5,847th most popular athlete (down from 5,112th in 2024), the 7,963rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,688th in 2019) and the 195th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Liz McColgan ranks 5,847 out of 6,025. Before her are Taliqua Clancy, Feng Bin, Cho Gu-ham, Kaori Takahashi, Sarah Tait, and Automne Pavia. After her are Adam Kszczot, Kriss Akabusi, Nadia Battocletti, Juliana Silva, Mark Lewis-Francis, and Tori Bowie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Liz McColgan ranks 1,184. Before her are Durrant Brown, Adrian Moorhouse, Clayton Blackmore, Diane Dixon, John E. Sununu, and Kamie Ethridge. After her are Maria Miller, David Baddiel, Frank Tate, Dave McPherson, David Kaye, and Craig Shoemaker.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Liz McColgan ranks 7,965 out of 8,785. Before her are Alexandra Dowling (1990), Erin Kellyman (1998), Justin Hoyte (1984), Danny Higginbotham (1978), Danny Mills (1977), and Tiana Benjamin (1984). After her are Kriss Akabusi (1958), Neil Ruddock (1968), Sub Focus (1982), Mark Lewis-Francis (1982), Maisie Richardson-Sellers (1992), and Alistair Brownlee (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Liz McColgan ranks 195. Before her are Danny Talbot (1991), Sarah Stevenson (1983), Jason Gardener (1975), Martin Cross (1957), Kelly Sotherton (1976), and Janice Rankin (1972). After her are Kriss Akabusi (1958), Mark Lewis-Francis (1982), Alistair Brownlee (1988), Shirley Robertson (1968), Raymond Stevens (1963), and Zsófia Kovács (null).

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