Yvonne Mai-Graham Explained

Yvonne Graham (née Grabner, formerly Mai; born 22 August 1965) is a retired female middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. She represented East Germany and later Germany, before attaining Jamaican citizenship in 1993. She won a bronze medal at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Career

Graham was born in Annaberg-Buchholz, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt. Under her maiden name of Yvonne Grabner, she first came to prominence in 1983 competing for East Germany, winning a bronze medal at the 1983 European Junior Championships. Later, she married fellow East German athlete, Volker Mai. While competing as Yvonne Mai, she won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Indoor Championships. She competed for East Germany until 1990 and then a United Germany. In 1993 she married Jamaican 400 m hurdler Winthrop Graham and obtained Jamaican citizenship. She holds the Jamaican national records for 1500 metres, mile, and 3000 metres.

Achievements

Representing
1983European Junior ChampionshipsSchwechat, Austria3rd1500m
1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands4th1500 m
Budapest, Hungary3rd1500 m
World CupBarcelona, Spain3rd1500 m
1990Split, Yugoslavia7th1500 m
Representing
1991Seville, Spain6th1500 m
Tokyo, Japan13th1500 m
Representing
1995Gothenburg, Sweden10th1500 m

Personal bests