Tani Ruckle

Tani Ruckle (born 25 June 1962) is a Canadian-born former long-distance runner who represented Australia. She ran her career-best time for the marathon with 2:31:19 for fourth at the 1988 Chicago Marathon. That performance moved her to second on the Australian all-time list behind Lisa Martin, and as of 2018, ranks her 12th. She won a silver medal in the marathon at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. She also finished ninth at the 1988 World 15 km Road Race Championships.

She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Australia
1985 Australian Marathon Sydney, Australia 6th 2:50:03
Melbourne Marathon Melbourne, Australia 4th 2:48:36
1986 Philippine Air Lines Marathon Manila, Philippines 1st 2:46:58
Melbourne Marathon Melbourne, Australia 1st 2:36:06
1987 Australian Marathon Sydney, Australia 1st 2:37:53
1988 World 15 km Road Race Championships Adelaide, Australia 9th 50:59
Sapporo Half Marathon Sapporo, Japan 2nd 73:57
Gold Coast Half Marathon Gold Coast, Australia 2nd 73:28
Australian 15 km Road Race Championships Canberra, Australia 2nd 51:49
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 4th 2:31:19
1989 World 15 km Road Race Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24th 53:42
1990 Commonwealth Games Marathon Auckland, New Zealand 2nd 2:33:15
World 15 km Road Race Championships Dublin, Ireland 18th 51:55
1992 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 17th 2:40:39
1994 Nagoya International Women's Marathon Nagoya, Japan 5th 2:34:29
Commonwealth Games Marathon Victoria, Canada 15th 3:06:27
1996 Sydney International Marathon Sydney, Australia 4th 2:40:01

References

  1. ↑ "Tani Ruckle". Mosman. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tani Ruckle Interview". Runners Tribe. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "All-Time" (PDF). Australian all-time lists pdf. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tani Ruckle". ARRS. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Page 11. Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Archives (January 31, 1990). Retrieved 2018-05-01.