| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Scotland and Great
Britain |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | 10000 m |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1991 Tokyo | 10000 m |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | 1986 Edinburgh | 10000 m |
| Gold | 1990 Auckland | 10000 m |
| Bronze | 1990 Auckland | 3000 m |
Liz McColgan (née Lynch) MBE (born 24 March 1964) is a former Scottish long distance track and road running athlete.
She grew up in Dundee. She won the gold in the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan at 10,000 metres, and was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She also won a gold medal in the 1986 Commonwealth Games, and a silver medal in the Seoul Olympics in 1988.
In 1992, McColgan stormed to victory at the inaugural IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, thus helping Great Britain and Northern Ireland's women's team to silver.
In 1996, she won the London Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 54 seconds.
She is married to Northern Ireland-born athlete, Peter McColgan, who represented Northern Ireland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games at both 5000 m and 3000 m Steeplechase - at which distance he holds the Northern Ireland Record.
Her eldest daughter, Eilish McColgan won the 2004 British cross country championships in her age-group and was ranked top in Scotland over 800 m and 1500 m in her age group.
Liz McColgan now coaches young athletes in her home town of Dundee. She resides on the outskirts of the small town Carnoustie.
Liz McColgan also now operates her own physiotherapy sessions from her home.
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Paul
Gascoigne |
BBC Sports Personality
of the Year 1991 |
Succeeded by Nigel
Mansell |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Ingrid
Kristiansen |
Women's 5,000 m Best Year
Performance 1987 – 1988 |
Succeeded by Kathrin
Weßel |
Preceded by Viorica
Ghican |
Women's 10,000 m Best Year
Performance 1991 |
Succeeded by Derartu
Tulu |
Preceded by Mari
Tanigawa |
Tokyo Women's Marathon
Winner 1992 |
Succeeded by Valentina Egorova |
Preceded by Tegla
Loroupe |
Zevenheuvelenloop Women's Winner (15
km) 1994 |
Succeeded by Helen Kimaiyo |
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   | Liz McColgan plans to take part in the BUPA Great North Run, in aid of Leukaemia research, despite retiring from sport seven years ago. - Charities Aid Foundation - McColgan not giving up on charity |
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