Marian Rosemarie Sutton (born 7 October 1963) is an English long-distance runner. She won the Chicago Marathon twice and competed for Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics and several IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, placing eighth in marathon.
Sutton came to prominence as a marathon runner when she finished fifth in the 1995 Chicago Marathon. Then determined to qualify for the 1996 Summer Olympics she with coach Bud Baldaro scheduled training to cope with the heat expected in Atlanta. However, she was not selected for the British team with Karen MacLeod and Suzanne Rigg taking the final two places alongside Liz McColgan. This snub spurred Sutton on to win the Chicago Marathon in 1996 and completed the double win a year later. Sutton was selected for the 2000 Summer Olympics as the only Briton.
Competition record Representing 1992IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom37thHalf marathon1:13:091993IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Brussels, Belgium19thHalf marathon1:12:371993World Championships Stuttgart, Germany14thMarathon2:39:451994European Championships Helsinki, Finland22ndMarathon2:40:341994IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Oslo, Norway72ndHalf marathon1:16:151995Chicago MarathonChicago, United States5thMarathon2:32:361996Chicago MarathonChicago, United States1stMarathon2:30:411997Chicago MarathonChicago, United States1stMarathon2:29:031997Fleet Half MarathonFleet, England1stHalf marathon1:12:351999IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Palermo, Italy22ndHalf marathon1:12:361999Chicago MarathonChicago, United States7thMarathon2:28:42 (PB)2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia26thMarathon2:34:332002Commonwealth GamesManchester, England8thMarathon2:45:552002Austin MarathonAustin, Texas, United States1stMarathon2:31:432002Four Villages Half MarathonHelsby, England1stHalf marathon1:13:08
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