Benita Johnson
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Benita Johnson (born 6 May 1979 in Mackay, Queensland as Benita Jaye Willis) is an Australian distance runner, who is a three-time national champion in the women's 5.000 metres.
In 2004, she won the 8K at the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and also the title at the Great North Run. She was 24th in the 10,000 meters at the 2004 Olympic Games. More recently, she set an Australian national record and established a personal best time in the marathon of 2:22:36 at the 2006 Chicago Marathon.
Johnson is a training partner of Australian distance star Craig Mottram.
[edit] External links
- Profile
- World Marathon Majors Athlete Profile [1]
- Interview at Fastwomen.com[2]
- TheFinalSprint.com Podcast interview before running the 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon [3]
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Preceded by Werknesh Kidane |
IAAF Women's World Cross Country Champion 2004 |
Succeeded by Tirunesh Dibaba |
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