Tani Ruckle (born 25 June 1962) is a Canadian-born former long-distance runner who represented Australia. She ran her career-best time for the marathon with 2:31:19 for fourth at the 1988 Chicago Marathon. That performance moved her to second on the Australian all-time list behind Lisa Martin, and as of 2018, ranks her 12th. She won a silver medal in the marathon at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. She also finished ninth at the 1988 World 15 km Road Race Championships.
She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.Page 11. Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Archives (January 31, 1990). Retrieved 2018-05-01.
Competition record Representing 1985Australian MarathonSydney, Australia6th2:50:03Melbourne MarathonMelbourne, Australia4th2:48:361986Philippine Air Lines MarathonManila, Philippines1st2:46:58Melbourne MarathonMelbourne, Australia1st2:36:061987Australian MarathonSydney, Australia1st2:37:531988World 15 km Road Race ChampionshipsAdelaide, Australia9th50:59Sapporo Half MarathonSapporo, Japan2nd73:57Gold Coast Half MarathonGold Coast, Australia2nd73:28Australian 15 km Road Race ChampionshipsCanberra, Australia2nd51:49Chicago MarathonChicago, United States4th2:31:191989World 15 km Road Race ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil24th53:421990Commonwealth Games MarathonAuckland, New Zealand2nd2:33:15World 15 km Road Race ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland18th51:551992London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom17th2:40:391994Nagoya International Women's MarathonNagoya, Japan5th2:34:29Commonwealth Games MarathonVictoria, Canada15th3:06:271996Sydney International MarathonSydney, Australia4th2:40:01
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