Sally Eastall Explained

Sally Rose Eastall (born 5 January 1963) is an English former long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. She ran her best time for the marathon of 2:29:29 when winning the 1991 California International Marathon.^[1]

Career

Born in Stowmarket, Suffolk, Eastall finished 11th at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. Three months later she ran her best-ever marathon time of 2:29:29 when winning the California International Marathon on 8 December 1991, to become only the eighth British woman to run a marathon in less than 2:30 (after Joyce Smith, Priscilla Welch, Sarah Rowell, Sally-Ann Hales, Veronique Marot, Paula Fudge and Liz McColgan). She went on to finish 13th at the 1992 Olympic Games.

As of 2018, Eastall ranks 18th on the UK all-time list for the marathon.

Eastall is a vegan.^[5]

All results regarding the Marathon

Representing /
1990		Split, SFR Yugoslavia	11th	2:41:37
1991		Tokyo, Japan	11th	2:36:16
1992		Barcelona, Spain	13th	2:41:20
1994		Victoria, Canada	13th	2:41:32
Other marathons^[6]
1986	Taunton Marathon	Taunton, United Kingdom	bgcolor=gold	1st	2:54:18 (430 metres short)
1986	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	55th	2:59:23
1986	Montreal International Marathon	Montreal, Canada	5th	2:54:07
1988	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	36th	2:54:16
1989	Košice Peace Marathon	Košice, Czechoslovakia	4th	2:41:06
1989	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	29th	2:40:44
1990	Bermuda Marathon	Hamilton, Bermuda	bgcolor=gold	1st	2:42:47
1990	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	18th	2:34:31
1991	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	26th	2:36:19
1991	California International Marathon	California, United States	bgcolor=gold	1st	2:29:29
1992	Nagoya International Women's Marathon	Nagoya, Japan	5th	2:33:36
1992	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	7th	2:34:05
1994	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	5th	2:37:08
1996	Houston Marathon	Houston, United States	12th	2:38:52
1996	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	14th	2:38:59
1999	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	20th	2:51:51

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