Athlete Profiles
Lisa Weightman
Lisa has been nominated to compete in the women's marathon at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Lisa is a successful IBM business consultant and an elite athlete. Lisa received The Age Award for Business Excellence in 2000.
- Date of Birth:
- 16.01.1979
- Discipline:
- Marathon
- Occupation:
- Business analyst (IBM)
- Height:
- 157cm
- Weight:
- 44kg
- State:
- VIC
- Coach:
- Dick Telford
- Previous Coaches:
- Pam Turney, Jeff Hawkins
- Scholarship:
- N/A
- Club:
- Preston AC / Knox AC
- Place of Birth/Residence:
- Melbourne, VIC
- Marital Status
- Married to Lachlan McArthur
- Flame Team Number
- 44
- Joined Flame Team On
- N/A
- Twitter Account
- @LisaWeightman
Further Information
Competition Stats
AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
5000 metres: 2007 – 4th (3rd Australian)
10,000 metres: 2006 – 1st
Half-marathon: 2006 – 1st, 2007 – 1st
Cross country: 2003 – 1st (U23), 2006 – 3rd, 2007 – 2nd
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
IAAF World cross country: 2007 – 42nd, 2008 – 20th (team bronze)
IAAF World road racing: 2006 – 37th, 2007 – 33rd
Commonwealth Games: 2010 – 3rd (2:35:25)
Chiba Ekiden Relay: 2004 – 9th, 2006 – 4th
London Marathon: 2008 – 13th 2:32:22
Olympic Games: 2008 – 33rd 2:34:16
World championships: 2009 - Marathon 18th (2:30.42)
EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS
1500 metres: 4:23 – Melbourne, 8/12/2005
3000 metres: 9:13 – Melbourne, 7/12/2006
5000 metres: 15:54.31 – Oregon (USA), 20/04/2007
10,000 metres: 32:20.14 – Melbourne, 10/12/2009
10km: 32:57 – Dublin (IRE), 06/04/2008
Half-marathon: 1:10:42 – Gold Coast, 01/07/2007
Marathon: 2:28.48 - Nagano (JPN), 18/04/2010
Interesting Facts
Lisa is a successful IBM business consultant and an elite athlete. Lisa received The Age Award for Business Excellence in 2000.
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