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'''Yvonne Mai-Graham''' (born 22 August 1965 in [[Annaberg-Buchholz]], [[Saxony]]) is a retired female middle distance runner who specialized in the [[1500 metres]]. |
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'''Yvonne Graham''' (née '''Grabner''', formerly '''Mai'''; born 22 August 1965) is a retired female middle distance runner who specialized in the [[1500 metres]]. She represented [[East Germany]] and later [[Germany]], before attaining [[Jamaica]]n citizenship in 1993. She won a bronze medal at the [[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships]]. |
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==Career== |
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She competed for [[East Germany]] until 1990, and then [[Germany]]. In 1993 she married [[Jamaica]]n hurdler [[Winthrop Graham]] and obtained Jamaican citizenship. |
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Graham was born in [[Annaberg-Buchholz]], [[Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt]]. Under her maiden name of Yvonne Grabner, she first came to prominence in 1983 competing for East Germany, winning a bronze medal at the [[1983 European Athletics Junior Championships|1983 European Junior Championships]]. Later, she married fellow East German athlete, [[Volker Mai]]. While competing as Yvonne Mai, she won a bronze medal at the [[1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1989 World Indoor Championships]]. She competed for [[East Germany]] until 1990 and then a United [[Germany]]. In 1993 she married [[Jamaica]]n 400 m hurdler [[Winthrop Graham]] and obtained Jamaican citizenship. She holds the [[Jamaican records in athletics|Jamaican national records]] for [[1500 metres]], [[Mile run|mile]], and [[3000 metres]]. |
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==Achievements== |
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===Personal bests=== |
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*[[1500 metres]] - 4:01.84 min (1995) |
*[[1500 metres]] - 4:01.84 min (1995) |
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*[[3000 metres]] - 8:37.07 min (1995) |
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*[[5000 metres]] - 15:07.91 min (1995) |
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Yvonne Graham (née Grabner, formerly Mai; born 22 August 1965) is a retired female middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. She represented East Germany and later Germany, before attaining Jamaican citizenship in 1993. She won a bronze medal at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Career
[edit]Graham was born in Annaberg-Buchholz, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt. Under her maiden name of Yvonne Grabner, she first came to prominence in 1983 competing for East Germany, winning a bronze medal at the 1983 European Junior Championships. Later, she married fellow East German athlete, Volker Mai. While competing as Yvonne Mai, she won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Indoor Championships. She competed for East Germany until 1990 and then a United Germany. In 1993 she married Jamaican 400 m hurdler Winthrop Graham and obtained Jamaican citizenship. She holds the Jamaican national records for 1500 metres, mile, and 3000 metres.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing East Germany | ||||
1983 | European Junior Championships | Schwechat, Austria | 3rd | 1500m |
1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 4th | 1500 m |
World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 1500 m | |
World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 1500 m | |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 7th | 1500 m |
Representing Germany | ||||
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 6th | 1500 m |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 13th | 1500 m | |
Representing Jamaica | ||||
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th | 1500 m |
Personal bests
[edit]- 1500 metres - 4:01.84 min (1995)
- One mile - 4:22.97 min (1990)
- 3000 metres - 8:37.07 min (1995)
- 5000 metres - 15:07.91 min (1995)
- 800 metres - 1:58.32 (1990)
References
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Annaberg-Buchholz
- Sportspeople from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt
- East German female middle-distance runners
- German female middle-distance runners
- Athletes from Saxony
- Jamaican female middle-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Jamaican Athletics Championships winners
- German middle-distance runner stubs