Krishna Stanton Explained

Krishna Lee Stanton (née Wood; born 18 May 1966)[1] is an Australian distance runner. She finished fourth in the 3000 metres at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships and went on to win the silver medal in the marathon at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[2] She also competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[3] A four-time Australian champion, she won the 3000 metres title in 1990 and 1993, the 15 km in 1990 and the marathon in 2001.[4] In October 2022 Krishna broke the existing world record time for a Marathon in the women's 55 age group at the London Marathon. Krishna was the second woman to finish in the Sydney Half-Marathon in September 2023 in a time of 1:21:17.

International competitions

Representing
1987World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States4th3000 m8:48.38
World Cross Country ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland8th5.1 km17:11
1991World Cross Country ChampionshipsAntwerp, Belgium87th6.4 km22:15
1992World Cross Country ChampionshipsBoston, United States77th6.4 km22:50
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain22nd (h)3000 m9:00.62
1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada11th10,000 m33:11.44
2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, Englandbgcolor=silver2ndMarathon2:34:52
2022London MarathonLondon, England1stMarathon2:48:06
(h) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats

Notes and References

  1. Krishna Stanton . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115557/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/krishna-stanton-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 25 July 2017.
  2. News: Marathon clean sweep for Aussies . BBC News . 28 July 2002 . 25 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Women 3000m Olympic Games Barcelona 1992 . Todor 66 . 25 July 2017.
  4. Web site: Australian Championships (Women) . GBR athletics . 25 July 2017.