Sue Bruce Explained

Sue Bruce
Birth Date:23 July 1964
Sport:Athletics
Event:Cross country running, 100 kilometres

Sue Bruce (born 25 July 1964) is a New Zealand former middle-distance runner who competed mainly in cross country running and track. She ran for New Zealand at five straight editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships from 1983 to 1987. She shared in the team silver medal at the 1986 race alongside Christine McMiken, Gail Rear, Mary O'Connor and Wendy Renner, and was a team bronze medallist at the 1984 race with Dianne Rodger, O'Connor, and Christine Hughes. Her best individual finish was eighth place in 1985.

Bruce won the 3000 metres title at the New Zealand Athletics Championships in 1985, her sole national title at the competition.[1]

International competitions

1983World Cross Country ChampionshipsGateshead, United Kingdom27thSenior race14:26
6thTeam122 pts
1984World Cross Country ChampionshipsEast Rutherford, United States31stSenior race16:45
3rdTeam91 pts[2]
1985World Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal8thSenior race15:42
7thTeam144 pts
1986World Cross Country ChampionshipsColombier, Switzerland32ndSenior race15:40.6
bgcolor=silver2ndTeam67 pts
1987World Cross Country ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland82ndSenior race18:13
11thTeam205 pts

National titles

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/nzl.htm New Zealand Championships
  2. Non-scoring performance