Lisa Martine Kehler (née Langford; born 15 March 1967) is an English retired race walker.
Biography Born in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, she competes for the Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club. Kehler competed for Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 2000.
She competed in five Commonwealth Games; she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 10 km event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Four years later she represented England again in the 10 km event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. The third Games appearance was when she represented England in the 10 km event and she won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A fourth medal (silver) came at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and a fifth and final appearance ensued in 2010.
She was twice British 10km walk champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1989 AAA Championships and 2000 AAA Championships and four-times British 5km walk champion in 1987, 1995, 2002 and 2003.
International competitions Representing and 1986European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany14th10 km49.211987World Race Walking CupNew York City, United States11th10 km45:42World Championships Rome, Italy13th10 km46:231988European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary12th3000 m13:32.301989World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain15th10 km46:02UniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany10th5 km22:101990Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 3rd10 km47:23European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia10th10 km46.331992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain35th10 km51:441994European Championships Helsinki, Finland —10 kmDQCommonwealth Games Victoria, Canada6th10 km46:011995World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden35th10 km46:061998European Championships Budapest, Hungary18th10 km45:42Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd10 km45:032000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia33rd20 km1:37:472002Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 2nd20 km1:36:45World Race Walking CupTurin, Italy —20 kmDQ2010Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India4th20 km1:40.332011European Race Walking CupOlhão, Portugal44th20 km1:47:58
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