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Jeanne Marie Basone (born May 19, 1963), [2] better known by her ring name Hollywood, is an American professional wrestler, actress, model and stuntwoman. She was selected for women's wrestling promotion, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (GLOW) in 1986 by its founder, David McLane. Basone won the United States Championship in a match against Tulsa ...
The fast competition pushed her to her fastest marathon time of 2:37:56. [4] As Pawelek continued to train for marathons, she also had her sights set on trying for the Olympics . Pawelek participated in the 2000 Trials, and finished in 7th place, [ 6 ] netting her $13,000 in prize money.
Ethel Blanche Hairston (née Wingo; May 14, 1935 – September 14, 2018) was an American professional wrestler whose ring name was Ethel Johnson. [1] [3] She debuted at age 16, [4] becoming the first African-American women's champion. [5] [4] She was a fan favorite, billed as "the biggest attraction to hit girl wrestling since girl wrestling ...
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The AWA World Women's Championship was the women's professional wrestling title in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) from 1961 until 1990. Title history [ edit ]
In September 2007, she won the Great North Run in 1:06:57, the fastest woman's half marathon time of the year, setting a new American best time [10] at the distance and beating marathon world record-holder Paula Radcliffe, on the latter's comeback from pregnancy and injury. [11] The half marathon was Goucher's first competitive race longer than ...
Sisson will be one of three American women competing in the marathon on Aug. 11 at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, ... No. 2 all-time American, half marathon: (1:06:52)
In 1984, she ran the inaugural women's Olympic marathon trials where she finished fourth, missing a spot in the Olympic games. [4] In 1985, she won the Boston Marathon in a time of 2:34:06. [ 5 ] An American did not win the Boston Marathon again until 2018, 33 years later, when Desiree Linden ran to victory. [ 6 ]