Kate Suzanne Richardson (née Anderson; born 5 November 1973 in

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) is an Australian

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, who represented her native country at the

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and

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in the women's 5000 metres making the Semi Finals. Richardson (née Anderson) was a finalist in the 1997 World Championship 5000m (Athens, Greece), and also represented Australia in the 1999 World Championships (Seville, Spain) plus numerous World Cross-Country Championships. In November 1999 she married fellow runner Jason A. Richardson. She is a two-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres and former Australian record holder over 1500m (breaking Jenny Orr's 20+ year record) and 5000m. Richardson won a

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at the

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, in the 5000m event, after suffering a severe

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which had led her to be bedridden less than a year earlier.

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Kate Richardson (Anderson)
at Australian Athletics Historical Results

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