Glynis Penny

Glynis Penny

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1951-01-18) 18 January 1951 (age 73)
Sport
Sport	Athletics

Glynis Carol Penny (née Goodburn; born 28 January 1951) is a retired long-distance runner from England.

Athletics career

Penny competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She set her personal best (2:36:21) in the women's marathon on 17 April 1983, finishing in third place at the London Marathon. She represented England marathon event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1][2][3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  United Kingdom and  England
1983	Fleet Half Marathon	Fleet, Hampshire	1st	Half Marathon	1:15:47
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	3rd	Marathon	2:36:21 (PB)
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	—	Marathon	DNS
1985	Stroud Half Marathon	Stroud, United Kingdom	1st	Half Marathon	1:13:52
1986	London Marathon,	London, United Kingdom	8th	Marathon	2:38:47
	Great North Run	Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom	4th	Half Marathon	1:13:24 (PB)
	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	9th	Marathon	2:38:47
	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	9th	MArathon	2:41:25
	Stroud Half Marathon	Stroud, United Kingdom	1st	Half Marathon	1:16:20
1987	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	14th	Marathon	2:38:23
1988	Vienna Marathon	Vienna, Austria	1st	Marathon	2:36:49
1988	Roma-Ostia Half Marathon	Rome, Italy	1st	Half Marathon	1:15:02
1989	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	26th	Marathon	2:39:37
1990	Belgrade Marathon	Belgrade, Serbia	5th	Marathon	2:52:18
1991	Hastings Half Marathon	Hastings, United Kingdom	1st	Half Marathon	1:18:03

References

1. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
2. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

• ARRS
• gbrathletics

External links

• Glynis Penny at ARRS
• Glynis Penny at World Athletics
• Glynis Penny at Power of 10