| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nina Kathy Rillstone |
| Nationality |  New Zealand |
| Born | (1975-04-15) 15 April 1975 (age 49) Brentwood, Essex |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 45 kg (99 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
| Club | Pakuranga Athletics Club (NZL) |
| Coached by | John Bowden |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Marathon – 2:29:46 Half-marathon – 1:10:49 |
Nina Kathy Rillstone (born April 15, 1975, in Brentwood, Essex) is a New Zealand long-distance and marathon runner. She is a national champion in both middle and long-distance running, and a national record holder for the half-marathon.
She set her personal best for the Half Marathon of 1:13:03 at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Her personal best in the marathon came during the Nagano Marathon in 2006, with a time of 2:29:46. Rillstone set a national record for the marathon at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan, with a time of 2:33:58, finishing in thirteenth place.
Rillstone represented New Zealand for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed in the women's marathon. She ran and finished the race in sixteenth place, with a best possible time of 2:31:16, nearly two minutes short of her personal best set in Nagano.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nina Rillstone". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- "Team on track at Osaka worlds". Stuff NZ. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- "Women's Marathon". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
External links
- Nina Rillstone at World Athletics
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile
- NZ Athletics Profile
- Nina Rillstone at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
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