Lynn Kanuka-Williams Explained

Lynn Kanuka-Williams (Kanuka; born July 11, 1960) is a Canadian athlete from Regina, Saskatchewan. She competed in 3000m races, as well as a smaller number of 1500m races.

She competed for Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the 3,000 metres where she won the bronze medal (in the race notable for the incident between Mary Decker and Zola Budd). Four years later in Seoul, South Korea she finished fifth in the 1500 metres.[1] Additionally, she collected a bronze medal at the 1989 World Cross Country championships.

Achievements

Representing
1983UniversiadeEdmonton, Canada5th1500 m4:12.40
3rd3000 m9:07.74
World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland10th3000 m8:50.20
1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States3rd3000 m8:42.14
1986Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United Kingdom3rd1500 m4:12.66
1st3000 m8:54.29
1987World Indoor ChampionshipsIndianapolis, United States6th3000 m8:50.80
World ChampionshipsRome, Italy9th3000 m8:49.91
1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea5th1500 m4:00.86
8th3000 m8:38.43
1989World Cross Country ChampionshipsStavanger, Norway3rd

See also

References

  1. Lynn Williams . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182405/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/lynn-williams-2.html . March 3, 2016.