WEIGHTMAN Lisa

Australia

Athletics

Date of Birth: 16 Jan 1979

Age: 42

Gender: Female

Place of birth: MELBOURNE, VIC

Birth Country:

Australia

Place of residence : AUSTRALIA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Marathon	26

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Women's Marathon Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Marathon
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	31st (2:34:41)
2012	London, GBR	16th (2:27:32)
2008	Beijing, CHN	33rd (2:34:16)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Marathon
2009	Berlin, GER	17th (2:30:42)

World Marathon Majors

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
5	Marathon	2017/2018	London, GBR	2:25:15
6	Marathon	2017/2018	Chicago, IL, USA	2:28:45
8	Marathon	2018/2019	New York, NY, USA	2:29:11
9	Marathon	2019/2020	Chicago, IL, USA	2:29:45

Gold Label Road Races

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
5	Marathon	2020	Osaka, JPN	2:26:02

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Goa (olympics.com.au, 25 Mar 2013)

Occupation:

Athlete, Consultant, Information Technology

Education:

Business Information Systems - RMIT, Melbourne, VIC, AUS

Family:

Husband Lachlan McArthur, son Peter [2015]

Languages spoken:

English, Italian

Club name:

Melbourne University [Australia]

Coach:

Richard Telford [personal]

Sporting relatives:

Her father Peter has been a player and coach at various Australian rules football clubs, and her cousin Dale played Australian rules for Richmond Tigers from 1978 to 1993. Her husband Lachlan is also an elite athlete and paced her during the 2016 Houston Marathon in the United States of America. (runnerstribe.com, 15 Mar 2021; rio2016.olympics.com.au, 18 Jan 2016; Athletics Australia, 16 Jun 2008)

Injuries:

She was affected by food poisoning at the 2019 Chicago Marathon in the United States of America. (runnerstribe.com, 15 Mar 2021)

She tore her hamstring in 2009. (runnerstribe.com, 05 Nov 2009)

In 2008 she bruised a bone in her arm and grazed her hip. (runnerstribe.com, 11 Aug 2009)

When she was young she suffered from recurring stress fractures to her tibia. (runnerstribe.com, 05 Nov 2009; Athletics Australia, 16 Jun 2008)

Start:

She took up running seriously in high school. She trained around the Preston City Oval in Victoria, Australia, while her father coached his football team. (olympics.com.au, 06 May 2021; vis.org.au, 01 Jan 2018)

Reason:

She was born with a weak chest so her father encouraged her to run cross-country to strengthen her cardiovascular system. (runnerstribe.com, 05 Nov 2009)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (lisaweightman.com, 20 Dec 2020)

Training:

She runs up to 180 kilometres per week, and is often accompanied by her husband Lachlan. (runnerstribe.com, 15 Mar 2021)

Hero:

Australian runners Steve Moneghetti and Charlene Rendina. (olympics.com.au, 26 Jun 2012)

Influence:

Her father, and coach Richard Telford. (bemagazine.com.au, 28 Nov 2012)

Philosophy:

"There will be setbacks. There will be times when people tell you that you're not good enough and there will be times when you feel like you aren't good enough. Don't let those feelings stand in your way." (vis.org.au, 01 Jan 2018)

General Interest

General
OCCUPATION
She is a full-time business transformation consultant and cloud programme manager at a global information technology company. She also undertakes public speaking engagements. "With a job and our [son] Pete, I'm just like any other mum juggling lots of demands for my time, but I wouldn't have it any other way. There's so much talk about women in corporate roles and in the ability to combine a career and a family, and I think I am a great ambassador for successfully achieving that." (runnerstribe.com, 15 Mar 2021; LinkedIn profile, 26 Mar 2020; sydneyharbour10k.com.au, 01 Jan 2019; vis.org.au, 01 Jan 2018)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lisa-Weightman/140213142727624
https://instagram.com/lisaweightman
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-weightman-009b5926/?originalSubdomain=au
https://twitter.com/lisaweightman
Athlete Website: http://www.lisaweightman.com/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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