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| Full name | Deborah Ann Lawrence | |||||||||||
Nickname | Debbi | |||||||||||
| Born | Deborah Ann Spino (1961-10-15)October 15, 1961 (age 64) Columbus, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||
Spouse | Don Lawrence[1] | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Country | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Racewalking | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 10 October 2014 | ||||||||||||
Deborah "Debbi" Ann Lawrence (néeSpino, born October 15, 1961) is a retiredracewalker from the United States.[2] She set her personal best in the women's 10 km race walk event (45:03) at the1995 World Championships in Athletics inGothenburg, Sweden.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing the | |||||
| 1986 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Saint Léonard, Canada | 9th | 10 km | 49:05 |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 20th | 10 km | 48:53 |
| 1988 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 3rd | 10 km | 46:44 |
| 1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | 15th | 10 km | 46:13 |
| Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 10 km | 46:51.53 | |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 19th | 10 km | 45:58 | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 26th | 10 km | 48:23 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 37th | 10 km | 48:53 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 37th | 10 km | 45:03 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 20th | 10 km | 45:32 |
| 1998 | Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 5th | 10,000 m | 47:36.97 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 44th | 20 km | 1:47:20 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 19th | 20 km | 1:37:57 |
She is avegetarian and affirms that her success as an athlete is due in a large part to a vegetarian diet.[3]
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