Julie Isphording

Mary Julie Isphording (born December 5, 1961 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she did not reach the finish. Isphording set her personal best in the classic distance (2:30:54) in 1989.
Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to have run the entire Boston Marathon, sculpted the 12-inch bronze figurines of a pony-tailed girl running that were given as trophies to Joan Benoit Samuelson, Julie Brown, and Isphording, the top three women marathoners at the US Olympic trials in 1984.[1][2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States Marathon DNF
1990 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States 1st Marathon 2:32:25

References

  1. ^ Musca, Michael (April 2008). "Finally, One for the Girls: The '84 Women's Olympic Trials Marathon". Running Times Magazine. http://runningtimes.com/Print.aspx?articleID=13123. Retrieved 2009-08-22. 
  2. ^ Creamer, Robert W. (May 28, 1984). "Scorecard". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1122111/3/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-18.