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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

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	13th	1500 m
Representing Jamaica
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th	1500 m

Personal bests

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

Yvonne Mai-Graham at World Athletics

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-[[Image:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-0623-027, Sigrun Wodars, Yvonne Mai, Ellen Kießling.jpg|thumb|177px|right|Left to right: [[Ellen Kießling]], [[Yvonne Mai]], [[Sigrun Wodars]] (1989)]]
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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]].
+'''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]].
+==Career==
-She competed for [[East Germany]] until 1990, and then [[Germany]]. In 1993 she married [[Jamaica]]n hurdler [[Winthrop Graham]] and obtained Jamaican citizenship.
+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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 *[[3000 metres]] - 8:37.07 min (1995)
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