Nina Kathy Rillstone (born April 15, 1975, in Brentwood, Essex) is a New Zealand long-distance and marathon runner.[1] She is a national champion in both middle and long-distance running, and a national record holder for the half-marathon.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nina Kathy Rillstone |
| Nationality |  New Zealand |
| Born | 15 April 1975 Brentwood, Essex |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
| Club | Pakuranga Athletics Club (NZL) |
| Coached by | John Bowden |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Marathon – 2:29:46 Half-marathon – 1:10:49 |
She set her personal best for the Half Marathon of 1:13:03 at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Her personal best in the marathon came during the Nagano Marathon in 2006, with a time of 2:29:46. Rillstone set a national record for the marathon at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan, with a time of 2:33:58, finishing in thirteenth place.[2]
Rillstone represented New Zealand for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed in the women's marathon. She ran and finished the race in sixteenth place, with a best possible time of 2:31:16, nearly two minutes short of her personal best set in Nagano.[3]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nina Rillstone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ "Team on track at Osaka worlds". Stuff NZ. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Women's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
External links
edit- Nina Rillstone at World Athletics
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- NZ Athletics Profile
- Nina Rillstone at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
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