Lisa Kehler
née Langford
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1967-03-15) 15 March 1967
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubWolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland 10 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 10 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 20 km walk

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  2. ↑ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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