Gillian Horovitz

Gillian Horovitz
née Adams
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1955-06-07) 7 June 1955
Bromley, Kent, England
SpouseIsrael Horovitz
Children2
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventlong distance
ClubAFD

Gillian Pamela Horovitz (née Adams; born 7 June 1955) is an English female retired long-distance runner. She competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the women's marathon.

Biography

In June 1979, Adams finished second behind Joyce Smith at Sandbach in the British national marathon.[1][2][3]

Adams won the 1980 Paris Marathon.[4]

Adams married American screenwriter Israel Horovitz, in late 1981 and competed under her married name thereafter.[5]

Horovitz represented England in the marathon, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[6][7][8]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  United Kingdom and  England
1980 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 3rd Marathon 2:40:53
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 10th Marathon 2:42:14
Paris Marathon Paris, France 1st Marathon 2:49:42
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 5th Marathon 2:37:55
1981 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rd Marathon 2:40:44
1986 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 22nd Marathon 2:46:32
1987 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 9th Marathon 2:47:05
1988 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 13th Marathon 2:42:18
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th Marathon 2:46:58

References

  1. ^ "Joyce shatters record". Staffordshire Sentinel. 18 June 1979. Retrieved 14 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Gillian Adams Horovitz, A life defined by running well" (PDF). Maratho nand Beyond.
  5. ^ "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  6. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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