Sandy Barwick
New Zealand distance runner
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| Intro | New Zealand distance runner | |
| Places | New Zealand | |
| is | Marathon runner Runner Athlete Ultramarathon runner | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1949 | |
| Age | 76 years |
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Biography
Sandra May Barwick, MBE (born 1949), is a New Zealand ultramarathon runner who set a new six-day track world record in Campbelltown, Australia, 18–24 November 1990. Covering 549 miles 110 yards in six days, Barwick set a record that still stands today.
In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Barwick was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics.
Career highlights
Sandy Barwick set these world records.
- Track: 6 day 883.631 km, Campbelltown, Australia, December 1990
- Road: 1000 km 7 days 1 hour 11 minutes
- 2000 km 17 days 3 hours 1 minute
- 1000 miles 12 days 14 hours 38 minutes 40 sec
- 1300 miles 17 days 22 hours 46 minutes 07 sec
- (All road records were set at the Sri Chinmoy 1300 mile multiday race in New York, 16 September - 3 October 1991.)