Debbi Lawrence

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Debbi Lawrence
Personal information
Birth nameDeborah A. Spino
Full nameDeborah A. Lawrence
NicknameDebbi
Born (1961-10-15) October 15, 1961 (age 62)
Athletics
EventRacewalking
Updated on 10 October 2014.

Deborah "Debbi" A. Lawrence (née Spino, born October 15, 1961) is a retired female

Göteborg
, Sweden.

Personal bests

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
1986 Pan American Race Walking Cup
Saint Léonard
, Canada
9th 10 km 49:05
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 20th 10 km 48:53
1988 Pan American Race Walking Cup Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd 10 km 46:44
1991 World Race Walking Cup San Jose, California, United States 15th 10 km 46:13
Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 2nd 10,000 m 46:51.53
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 19th 10 km 45:58
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 26th
10 km
48:23
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 37th 10 km 48:53
1995 World Championships
Göteborg
, Sweden
37th 10 km 45:03
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 20th
10 km
45:32
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, New York, United States 5th 10,000 m 47:36.97
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 44th
20 km
1:47:20
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 19th 20 km 1:37:57

Personal life

She is a vegetarian and affirms that her success as an athlete is due in a large part to a vegetarian diet.[3]

References

  1. ^ "DEBBI LAWRENCE". usatf.org. 2002-12-18.
  2. ^ a b Debbie Lawrence Biography, archived from the original on January 31, 2012, retrieved July 27, 2013
  3. ^ "Top 10 Historic Vegetarian and Vegan Olympians". Ecorazzi. July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2017.

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