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(Redirected from Gillian Adams) British long-distance runner

Gillian Pamela Horovitz (née Adams) (born 7 June 1955 in Bromley, Kent) is an English female retired long-distance runner.

Athletics career

She competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the women's marathon and won the 1980 Paris Marathon. She represented England in the marathon, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Born as Gillian Adams she was married to American screenwriter Israel Horovitz, author of more than 50 produced plays.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing United Kingdom and England
1980	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	Marathon	2:40:53
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	10th	Marathon	2:42:14
	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	1st	Marathon	2:49:42
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	5th	Marathon	2:37:55
1981	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	3rd	Marathon	2:40:44
1986	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	22nd	Marathon	2:46:32
1987	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	9th	Marathon	2:47:05
1988	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	13th	Marathon	2:42:18
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	4th	Marathon	2:46:58

"Gillian Adams Horovitz, A life defined by running well" (PDF). Maratho nand Beyond.
"1998 Athletes". Team England.
"England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
"Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

v t e Paris Marathon – women's winners
1979: Vreni Forster (SUI) 1980: Gillian Adams (GBR) 1981: Chantal Langlacé (FRA) 1982: Anne Marie Cienka (FRA) 1983: Jacqueline Courtade (FRA) 1984: Lorraine Moller (NZL) 1985: Maureen Hurst (GBR) 1986: Maria Rebelo (FRA) 1987: Elena Cobos (ESP) 1988: Aurora Cunha (POR) 1989: Kazue Kojima (JPN) 1990: Yoshiko Yamamoto (JPN) 1991: Not held 1992: Tatyana Titova (RUS) 1993: Mitsuyo Yoshida (JPN) 1994: Mari Tanigawa (JPN) 1995: Judit Nagy (HUN) 1996: Alina Tecuţa (ROM) 1997: Yelena Razdrogina (RUS) 1998: Nicole Caroll (AUS) 1999: Cristina Costea (ROM) 2000: Marleen Renders (BEL) 2001: Florence Barsosio (KEN) 2002: Marleen Renders (BEL) 2003: Beatrice Omwanza (KEN) 2004: Salina Kosgei (KEN) 2005: Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS) 2006: Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) 2007: Askale Tafa (ETH) 2008: Martha Komu (KEN) 2009–2010: Atsede Bayisa (KEN) 2011: Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) 2012: Tirfi Tsegaye (ETH) 2013: Feyse Tadese (ETH) 2014: Flomena Cheyech Daniel (KEN) 2015: Meseret Mengistu (ETH) 2016: Visiline Jepkesho (KEN) 2017: Purity Rionoripo (KEN) 2018: Betsy Saina (KEN) 2019: Gelete Burka (ETH) 2020: cancelled 2021: Tigist Memuye (ETH) 2022: Judith Korir (KEN)

Paris Marathon – women's winners

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