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Susan Julia Wightman (née Tooby; born 24 October 1960) is a retired long-distance runner from Great Britain. Representing Wales, she finished sixth in the 10,000 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. She set her personal best of 2:31:33 in the marathon, when finishing 12th at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. At the 1988 Great North Run, she became the first British woman to run a sub-70 minute half-marathon, running 69:46 to finish second behind Greta Waitz. This would stand as the UK record until 1991 when Liz McColgan ran 69:15. Personal lifeBorn in Woolhope, Herefordshire, England, Wightman is the twin sister of 1988 World Cross Country silver medallist Angela Tooby. She is married to former distance runner Geoff Wightman. They have three children, twin sons Jake,[1] who is a 1500m runner, and Sam and a daughter, Martha. International competitions
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1. ^2016 EAC bios {{Footer UK NC 5000 Metres Women}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wightman, Susan}}{{Wales-athletics-bio-stub}} 13 : 1960 births|Living people|Sportspeople from Herefordshire|Welsh female marathon runners|British female marathon runners|British female long-distance runners|Welsh female long-distance runners|Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales|Olympic athletes of Great Britain|Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Twin sportspeople|Twin people from England |
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