Liz Mccolgan
- Born
- May 24, 1964 (62 years old)
- Birthplace
- Dundee, United Kingdom
- Events
- 3000 Metres Short Track · 10 Kilometres Road
- Height
- 1.70 m
- Weight
- 45 kg
Elizabeth 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 Nov 6, 2026: 3000 Metres Short Track 8:43.34, 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
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10Kilometr | 39:30 | – | Sep 5, 2010 | Sheffield (GBR) |
| 2007 | Marathon | 2:50:38 | – | Apr 22, 2007 | London (GBR) |
| 2004 | 3000m-short-track | 9:31.11 | – | Feb 15, 2004 | – |
| 2004 | 3000m Indoor | 9:31.11 | – | Feb 15, 2004 | Glasgow (GBR) (i) |
| 2004 | 3000m-short-track Indoor | 9:31.11 | – | Feb 15, 2004 | Glasgow (GBR) (i) |
| 2003 | 10Kilometr | 34:47 | – | Aug 24, 2003 | Forfar (GBR) |
| 2003 | 10MilesRoa | 56:12 | – | Oct 12, 2003 | Portsmouth (GBR) |
| 2002 | 10Kilometr | 33:03 | – | Oct 6, 2002 | Arbroath (GBR) |