Véronique Marot

Marie-Véronique Antoinette Colette Jeannine Marot (born September 16, 1955 in Compiègne, France) is a former elite long distance runner from England, and a past winner of the London Marathon.

Marot became a British citizen in 1983, and first broke the British record in the 1985 Chicago Marathon (2:28:04). She won the 1989 London Marathon in 2.25.56, a time which stood as a British record for 13 years until beaten by Paula Radcliffe in 2002, and remains third on the UK all-time rankings.

She is also a triple winner of the Houston Marathon (1986, 1989, 1991), and double winner of the Around the Bay Road Race in Ontario (1991, 1992). Marot finished 16th in the 1992 Olympic marathon.

She is president of Leeds City AC. [1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  United Kingdom
1981 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 9th Marathon 2.46.51
1983 New York City Marathon New York, United States 7th Marathon 2.36.24
1984 New York City Marathon New York, United States 2nd Marathon 2.33.58
1985 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 3rd Marathon 2.31.16
World Cup Marathon Hiroshima, Japan 8th Marathon 2.37.05
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 9th Marathon 2.35.12
Bolton Marathon Bolton, United Kingdom 1st Marathon 2.42.01
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 5th Marathon 2.28.04
1986 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 1st Marathon 2:31:33
London Marathon London, United Kingdom — Marathon DNF
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany — Marathon DNF
1987 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 2.30.15
World Championships Rome, Italy 22nd Marathon 2:45:02
1988 Humber Bridge Marathon United Kingdom 1st Marathon 2.38.25
Columbus Marathon Columbus, United States 3rd Marathon 2.33.36
1989 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 1st Marathon 2:30:16
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1st Marathon 2:25:56
1990 New York City Marathon New York, United States 11th Marathon 2:38:40
1991 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 1st Marathon 2:30:55
World Championships Tokyo, Japan — Marathon DNF
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 16th Marathon 2:42:55

Note: In 1985 Marot ran the London Marathon just 8 days after running in the World Cup Marathon.

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