Benita Johnson
Benita Willis (born Benita Jaye Willis on 6 May 1979 in Mackay, Queensland) 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 women's Half marathon title at the Great North Run. She was 24th in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Olympic Games. More recently, she set a time of 2:22:36 at the 2006 Chicago Marathon, a new Australian national record, an Oceania Area Record and a personal best time. She won the Berlin Half Marathon in 2007 in a personal best time of 1:08.28.
She finished third at the 2010 Great Ireland Run, recording a time of 34:28.[1]
Willis is a training partner of Australian distance star Craig Mottram.
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
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- 1995: Carolyn Schuwalow
- 1996 – 1997: Kate Richardson
- 1998: Annette Cross
- 1999: Natalie Harvey
- 2000: Annette Cross
- 2001: Elizabeth Miller
- 2002: Hayley McGregor
- 2003: Benita Johnson
- 2004: Georgina Clarke
- 2005: Benita Johnson
- 2006: Eloise Wellings
- 2007: Benita Johnson
- 2008: Georgina Clarke
- 2009: Sarah Jamieson
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Australian distance runner |
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1979-05-06 |
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