Evy Palm
Encyclopedia
Evy Gunilla Palm is a former female athlete from Sweden
, who competed in the long-distance events. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics
, finishing in 24th place in the women's marathon. Palm is a three-time winner of the Stockholm Marathon
.
She won the City-Pier-City Loop
half marathon in the Hague
in 1988 .
records:
Her Swedish marathon records:
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, who competed in the long-distance events. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, finishing in 24th place in the women's marathon. Palm is a three-time winner of the Stockholm Marathon
Stockholm Marathon
The Stockholm Marathon, known as the ASICS Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race...
.
She won the City-Pier-City Loop
City-Pier-City Loop
The CPC Loop Den Haag is an annual half marathon competition held in the Hague, Netherlands, every mid-March....
half marathon in the Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
in 1988 .
Records
Her Swedish half marathonHalf marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
records:
- 44 years 1.12.11 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Gothenburg 86-05-10
- 46 " 1.11.18 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Östnor 88-07-16 VSM
- 48 " 1.16.23 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Skellefteå 90-07-14 VSM
- 49 " 1.12.36 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Haag HOL 91-03-24
- 55 " 1.25.08 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Gothenburg 97-05-24
- 56 " 1.27.37 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Gothenburg 98-05-16
Her Swedish marathon records:
- 44 years 2.32.47 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Boston USA 86-04-21
- 45 " 2.35.14 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Stockholm 87-05-30
- 46 " 2.31.35 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 London GBR 88-04-17
- 47 " 2.31.05 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 London GBR 89-04-23
- 48 " 2.38.00 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 New York USA 90-11-04
- 55 " 3.05.39 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Stockholm 97-06-07 SM
- 56 " 3.04.27 Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Stockholm 98-06-07 SM
- 61 " 3.24.52N Evy Palm Mölndals AIK 31jan42 Stockholm 03-06-14
Achievements
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1983 | World Championships 1983 World Championships in Athletics The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983.... |
Helsinki, Finland | 41st | Marathon | 2:51:49 |
1986 | Stockholm Marathon Stockholm Marathon The Stockholm Marathon, known as the ASICS Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race... |
Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Marathon | 2:34:42 |
European Championships | Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
19th | 10,000 m | 33:00.96 | |
1987 | Stockholm Marathon Stockholm Marathon The Stockholm Marathon, known as the ASICS Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race... |
Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Marathon | 2:35:14 |
World Championships 1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995... |
Rome, Italy | 21st | Marathon | 2:44:41 | |
1988 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:... |
Seoul, South Korea | 24th | Marathon | 2:34:41 |
1989 | Stockholm Marathon Stockholm Marathon The Stockholm Marathon, known as the ASICS Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race... |
Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Marathon | 2:33:26 |