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Yvonne Graham (néeGrabner, formerlyMai; born 22 August 1965) is a retired female middle distance runner who specialized in the1500 metres. She representedEast Germany and laterGermany, before attainingJamaican citizenship in 1993. She won a bronze medal at the1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Graham was born inAnnaberg-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 the1983 European Junior Championships. Later, she married fellow East German athlete,Volker Mai. While competing as Yvonne Mai, she won a bronze medal at the1989 World Indoor Championships. She competed forEast Germany until 1990 and then a UnitedGermany. In 1993 she marriedJamaican 400 m hurdlerWinthrop Graham and obtained Jamaican citizenship. She holds theJamaican national records for1500 metres,mile, and3000 metres.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1983 | European Junior Championships | Schwechat,Austria | 3rd | 1500 m |
| 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 |
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| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville,Spain | 6th | 1500 m |
| World Championships | Tokyo,Japan | 13th | 1500 m | |
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| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg,Sweden | 10th | 1500 m |
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