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Marla Runyan

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Marla Lee Runyan (married name Lonergan, born January 4, 1969) is an American track and field athlete, road runner and marathon runner who is legally blind. [1]

37 relations: Adolfo Camarillo High School, Athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games, B3 (classification), Colleen De Reuck, Heptathlon, High jump, International Association of Athletics Federations, International Paralympic Committee, Javelin throw, List of athletes who have competed in the Paralympics and Olympics, Long jump, Marathon, New York City Marathon, Pan American Games, Paralympic Games, Pentathlon, Road running, Rod Dixon, San Diego State University, Santa Maria, California, Shot put, Sport of athletics, Track and field, United States Olympic Trials (track and field), USA Track & Field, Visual impairment, Winnipeg, 100 metres hurdles, 1992 Summer Paralympics, 1996 Summer Paralympics, 1999 Pan American Games, 200 metres, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, 800 metres.

Adolfo Camarillo High School

Adolfo Camarillo High School is a high school located in Camarillo, California.

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Athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of 214 events, 152 for men and 62 for women.

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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 210 events, 155 for men and 55 for women.

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Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games

The athletics competition at the 1999 Pan American Games was held at University Stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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B3 (classification)

B3 is a medical based Paralympic classification for blind sport.

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Colleen De Reuck

Colleen S. De Reuck (born 13 April 1964 in Vryheid, Kwazulu-Natal) is a long-distance runner from South Africa, who became an American citizen on 11 December 2000.

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Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events.

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High jump

The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it.

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International Association of Athletics Federations

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics.

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International Paralympic Committee

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement.

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Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown.

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List of athletes who have competed in the Paralympics and Olympics

This is a list of athletes who have competed in both the Paralympic and the Olympic Games.

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Long jump

The long jump (historically called the broad jump in the USA) is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point.

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Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance race, completed by running, walking, or a run/walk strategy.

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New York City Marathon

The New York City Marathon (branded TCS New York City Marathon and formerly branded ING New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual marathon that courses through the five boroughs of New York City.

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Pan American Games

The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a major sporting event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.

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Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games is a major international multi-sport event involving athletes with a range of disabilities, including impaired muscle power (e.g. paraplegia and quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, post-polio syndrome, spina bifida), impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency (e.g. amputation or dysmelia), leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment.

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Pentathlon

A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events.

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Road running

Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road (as opposed to track and field and cross country running).

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Rod Dixon

Rodney Phillip "Rod" Dixon (born 13 July 1950) is a former New Zealand middle- to long-distance runner.

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San Diego State University

San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California, and is the largest and oldest higher education institution in San Diego County.

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Santa Maria, California

Santa Maria is a city near the Southern California coast in Santa Barbara County.

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Shot put

The shot put (pronounced) is a track and field event involving "throwing"/"putting" (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy spherical object—the shot—as far as possible.

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Sport of athletics

Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.

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Track and field

Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing.

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United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

The United States Olympic Trials for the sport of track and field is the quadrennial meet to select the United States representatives at the Olympic Games.

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USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US).

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Visual impairment

Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment or vision loss, is a decreased ability to see to a degree that causes problems not fixable by usual means, such as glasses.

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Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada.

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100 metres hurdles

The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles).

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1992 Summer Paralympics

The 1992 Summer Paralympics (Juegos Paralímpicos de Verano de 1992; Jocs Paralímpics d'estiu de 1992) were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held.

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1996 Summer Paralympics

The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from August 16 to 25.

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1999 Pan American Games

The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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200 metres

The 200 metres (also spelled 200 meters) is a sprint running event.

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2000 Summer Olympics

The 2000 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and commonly known as Sydney 2000 or the Millennium Olympic Games/Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event which was held between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games (Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004), officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 2004, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries.

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800 metres

The 800 metres, or 800 meters (US spelling), is a common track running event.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marla_Runyan

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