Gillian Pamela Horovitz (néeAdams) (born 7 June 1955 inBromley, Kent) is an English female retiredlong-distance runner. She competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the women'smarathon.

In June 1979, Adams finished second behindJoyce Smith at Sandbach in theBritish national marathon.^[1][2][3]

Adams won the 1980 Paris Marathon.^[4]

Adams married American screenwriterIsrael Horovitz, in late 1981 and competed under her married name thereafter.^[5]

Horovitz representedEngland in the marathon, at the1998 Commonwealth Games inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[6][7][8]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing United Kingdom and England
1980	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	Marathon	2:40:53
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	10th	Marathon	2:42:14
	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	1st	Marathon	2:49:42
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	5th	Marathon	2:37:55
1981	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	3rd	Marathon	2:40:44
1986	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	22nd	Marathon	2:46:32
1987	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	9th	Marathon	2:47:05
1988	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	13th	Marathon	2:42:18
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	4th	Marathon	2:46:58

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