Carol Gould (athlete) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Carol Tessa Gould is a retired female long-distance runner from England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, who competed in the 1970s and early 1980s in the women's marathon and cross country

Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

events. She set her personal best (2:37:53) in the classic distance on June 12, 1982 in Windsor

Windsor, Berkshire

Windsor is an affluent suburban town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British Royal Family....

, finishing in second place behind Kathryn Binns

Kathryn Binns

Kathryn Mary Binns is a retired female long-distance runner from England, who later was known as Kathryn Davis. She competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the women's marathon and half marathon...

Achievements

Representing and
1982	European Championships 1982 European Championships in Athletics The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.-Track:1974 \|1978 \|1982 \|1986 \|1990 \|-Field:1974 \|1978 \|1982 \|1986 \|1990 \|-Track:1974 \|1978 \|1982 \|1986 \|...	Athens, Greece	21st	Marathon	2:58:48

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