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 Representing 1983European Junior ChampionshipsSchwechat, Austria 3rd1500 m1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands4th1500 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 3rd1500 mWorld CupBarcelona, Spain3rd1500 m1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia7th1500 mRepresenting 1991World Indoor ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 6th1500 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 13th1500 mRepresenting 1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 10th1500 m
Personal bests 800 metres - 1:58.32 min (1990) 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)
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