Anne Audain (born 1 November 1955 in Auckland

Auckland

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) is a New Zealand

New Zealand

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 middle and long distance athlete, competing in three Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

. She has received the Member of the British Empire

Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

 (MBE) medal from Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand for her services to athletics worldwide and was born as Anne Garrett.

At the age of 17 she came ninth in the 1973 World Cross Country Championships. She ran in the 1500 m at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

1974 British Commonwealth Games

The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games....

 in Christchurch

Christchurch

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, New Zealand, finishing sixth, and top New Zealander, in the final with 4 m 21.1s.

In the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Audain competed in both the 800 and 1500 m. Although she failed to get past the heats, she broke the New Zealand record for the 1500 m.

Prior to the start of the 1980s, major track and field athletics meetings had not had any women's events longer than 1500 metres. This started to change early in the new decade, and in March 1982, Audain competed in her first 5000 metres, breaking the world record. In the 1982 Commonwealth Games

1982 Commonwealth Games

The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September–9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium , in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the venue which was used for the athletics and archery competitions during the...

 in Brisbane

Brisbane

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 she won Gold in the 3000 metres in 8m 45.53s, a New Zealand record

New Zealand records in athletics

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. The record stood for 25 Years until it was finally broken by Kimberley Smith of Auckland, when she ran 8min 35.31sec on the 25th of July 2007 in Monaco.

At the 1984 Olympic Games

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 Audain competed in the inaugural women's Olympic marathon

Marathon

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. In the 1988 Games, her last, she finished 11th in the inaugural women's 10,000m10.000 metres

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres

The Women's 10,000m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 43 competitors, with two qualifying heats before the final took place on Friday September 30, 1988.-Records:...

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In 1995,Audain was awarded an MBE for her services to sport. February 2008 she was inducted into the Running USA Hall of Champions and on the 3rd of February 2009 she was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.It is a unique distinction to be in 2 Halls of Fame in 2 nations.
In 1993 Audain founded the Idaho Women's Fitness Celebration 5K, now the largest 5k for women in the USA . www.celebrateall.org

Achievements

Representing
1988	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:...	Seoul, South Korea	11th	10,000 m	32:10.47 Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres The Women's 10,000m at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 43 competitors, with two qualifying heats before the final took place on Friday September 30, 1988.-Records:...