Susan "Sue" Crehan (born 12 September 1956) is a British

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who competed at the

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Biography

Crehan finished third in both the 5,000 and 10,000 metres behind

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and

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respectively, at the

1984 WAAA Championships The 1984 WAAA Championships sponsored by the Trustee Savings Bank, were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 15 to 16 June 198 ...

. The following year Crehan became the British 10,000 metres champion after winning the British

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title at the

1985 WAAA Championships The 1985 WAAA Championships sponsored by the Trustee Savings Bank, were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at the Alexander Stadium, Birmingham for the first time since switching from ...

and regained the same title at the

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. At the 1988 Olympic Games in

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, Crehan represented

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in the women's marathon, finishing 32nd. Crehan became the British 5000 champion after winning the AAA title at the 1989 AAA Championships.

International competitions

References

1956 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics English female long-distance runners British female long-distance runners English female marathon runners British female marathon runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from St Helens, Merseyside 20th-century English sportswomen {{England-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub