Liz Mccolgan
GBRWomenElizabeth Nuttall (née Lynch, formerly McColgan; born 24 May 1964) is a British 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.
She claimed three victories at the World Marathon Majors: at the 1991 New York City Marathon, 1992 Tokyo Marathon and 1996 London Marathon. McColgan's 10,000 metres best of 30:57.07 set in 1991, moved her to second on the world all-time list at that time and stood as the Scottish record until 2022, when it was broken by her daughter Eilish McColgan. Her marathon best of 2:26:52 set in 1997, stood as the Scottish record until 2019.
As of Sep 19, 2026: 3000 Metres Short Track 8:34.80, 10 Kilometres Road 30:38, 2010 season best 39:30 (Sep 5, 2010, Sheffield (GBR)) · Olympic Games: 1 silver · World Championships: 1 gold · 62 years old
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Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |