Margareta Simu Explained

Margareta Simu (born 2 May 1953 in Västerås) is a Swedish former racewalking athlete. She competed three times at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup and was the winner in 1975 and bronze medallist in 1977. On her last appearance in 1979 she placed eighth.[1]

Simu broke world racewalking records several times. She set a 10 km walk world record of 51:01 minutes in 1972, finally improving on Stina Lindberg's near-30-year-old time. She bettered this to 49:04 minutes in 1976 and again to 48:53 minutes in 1978. Norwegian Thorill Gylder took that honour away from her in 1978 with a new best of 48:40 minutes.[2] Simu's time of 1:47:10 hours, set in 1973, was a 20 km walk world record for nearly four years.[3] She also broke the world indoor record for the 3000 m on four occasions (between 1974 and 1978).[4]

Simu was a three-time medallist at the Nordic Race Walking Championships, wither her best result being a gold medal in 1975.[5] She was twice champion at the short-lived Nordic Indoor Race Walking Championships, topping the podium in the 3000 m walk in 1974 and 1978, as well as taking bronze behind Siv Gustafsson and Elisabeth Olsson in 1976.[6] She was a seven-time Swedish national champion in racewalking, at distances from 3000 m to 10 km.[7]

International competitions

1971Nordic Race Walking ChampionshipsGothenburg, Swedenbgcolor=silver2nd5000 m walk26:15
1973Nordic Race Walking ChampionshipsFredrikstad, Norway3rd5000 m walk25:52
1974Nordic Indoor Race Walking ChampionshipsTurku, Finlandbgcolor=gold1st3000 m walk14:51.7
1975Nordic Race Walking ChampionshipsOdense, Denmarkbgcolor=gold1st5 km walk23:43
IAAF World Race Walking CupGrand-Quevilly, Francebgcolor=gold1st5 km walk23:40
1976Nordic Indoor Race Walking ChampionshipsÖstersund, Swedenbgcolor=c99663rd3000 m walk14:48
1977IAAF World Race Walking CupMilton Keynes, United Kingdom3rd5 km walk24:12
1978Nordic Indoor Race Walking ChampionshipsTurku, Finlandbgcolor=gold1st3000 m walk13:46.1
1979IAAF World Race Walking CupEschborn, West Germany8th5 km walk23:48

National titles

Notes and References

  1. https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitioninfo/4351adb2-3476-4e4b-8b1c-f8ca4668ac4a.pdf IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures
  2. http://www.racewalk.com/ORW/ORW%202010-08.pdf Ohio Racewalker August 2010
  3. http://www.rekorde-im-sport.de/Leichtathletik/frauen_20km_gehen.html Weltrekorde 20 km Gehen Frauen
  4. http://www.iaaf.org/download/downloadresultinfo?filename=5a76921e-2034-4f2d-96a6-ec6c9ad792f2.pdf&urlSlug=istanbul-2012-statistics-book-part-5-of-5 istanbul-2012-statistics-book-part-5-of-5.pdf
  5. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/nc.htm Nordic Championships
  6. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/nci.htm Nordic Indoor Race Walking Championships
  7. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/swe.htm Swedish Championships

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