Yvonne Mai-Graham

Left to right: Ellen Kießling, Yvonne Mai, Sigrun Wodars (1989)

Yvonne Mai-Graham (née Grabner) (born 22 August 1965 in Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony) is a retired female middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.

Under her maiden name of Yvonne Grabner, she first came to prominence in 1983 competing for East Germany, winning a bronze medal at the 1983 European Junior Championships. Later, she married fellow East German athlete, Volker Mai. While competing as Yvonne Mai, she won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Indoor Championships. She competed for East Germany until 1990 and then a United Germany. In 1993 she married Jamaican 400 m hurdler Winthrop Graham and obtained Jamaican citizenship. She holds the Jamaican national records for 1500 metres, mile, 3000 metres and 5000 metres.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  East Germany
1983	1983 European Junior Championships	Schwechat, Austria	3rd	1500m
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	1500 m
	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	4th	1500 m
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	7th	1500 m
Representing  Germany
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	6th	1500 m
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	13th	1500 m
Representing  Jamaica
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th	1500 m

Personal bests

• 1500 metres - 4:01.84 min (1995)
• One mile - 4:22.97 min (1990)
• 3000 metres - 8:37.07 min (1995)
• 5000 metres - 15:07.91 min (1995)
• 800 metres - 1:58.32 (1990)

References

• Yvonne Mai-Graham profile at IAAF