
Evy Gunilla Palm (born January 31, 1942 in
Lidköping
Lidköping () is a locality and the seat of Lidköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about
40 000 inhabitants in 2021.
It is situated on the southern shore of Lake Vänern and sometimes refers to itself as "Lidk� ...
,
Västra Götaland) is a female
athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-dev ...
from
Sweden, who competes in the long-distance events. She represented her native country at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
, finishing in 24th place in the women's marathon at the age of 46. In the lead up to the Olympics, she set the current Masters W45 World Record in the
10,000 metres
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. Palm is a three-time winner of the
Stockholm Marathon
The Stockholm Marathon, known as the adidas Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race. At the 2009 Stockholm Marathon more ...
.
She won the
City-Pier-City Loop
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The inaugural edition was held in 1975 and featured a 14.5 km course. This was extended ...
half marathon in
the Hague
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in 1988.
Records
Her Swedish
half marathon
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records:
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* 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
References
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1942 births
Living people
Swedish female long-distance runners
Swedish female marathon runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Sweden
Swedish masters athletes
World record holders in masters athletics
People from Lidköping Municipality
Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County