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Lisa Kehler

Lisa Martine Kehler (née Langford; born 15 March 1967) is a female retired race walker from England.

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.[1]

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.[2][3] Four years later she represented England again in the 10 km event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.[4][5] 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.[6][7] A fourth medal (silver) came at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and a fifth and final appearance ensued in 2010.[8]

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[9] and 2003.[10][11]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 14th 10 km 49.21
1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City, United States 11th 10 km 45:42
World Championships Rome, Italy 13th 10 km 46:23
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th 3000 m 13:32.30
1989 World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet, Spain 15th 10 km 46:02
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 10th 5 km 22:10
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 3rd 10 km 47:23
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 10th 10 km 46.33
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 35th 10 km 51:44
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland — 10 km DQ
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 6th 10 km 46:01
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 35th 10 km 46:06
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 18th 10 km 45:42
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd 10 km 45:03
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 33rd 20 km 1:37:47
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 2nd 20 km 1:36:45
World Race Walking Cup Torino, Italy — 20 km DQ
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 4th 20 km 1:40.33
2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhão, Portugal 44th 20 km 1:47:58

References

  1. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  2. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. ^ "Weekend results - Athletics". The Scotsman. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  11. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2025.