English racewalker (born 1967)
Lisa Martine Kehler (née Langford; born 15 March 1967) is a female retired race walker from England.
Athletics career
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.[1][2] Four years later she represented England again in the 10 km event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] 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.[5][6] A fourth medal (silver) came at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and a fifth and final appearance ensued in 2010.[7]
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