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Allison Roe
For today's sporting history we're going back to the 1981, where a New Zealander took the running world by storm.
24-year-old Allison Roe, a long-distance runner from the Auckland's north shore, won both the prestigious Boston & New York marathons in the same year. She broke both course records and smashed the world record in New York. Only to have it controversially stripped weeks later. Allison became a global star overnight and became the first female to win the Halberg New Zealand Sportsperson of the Year award.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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By RNZFor today's sporting history we're going back to the 1981, where a New Zealander took the running world by storm.
24-year-old Allison Roe, a long-distance runner from the Auckland's north shore, won both the prestigious Boston & New York marathons in the same year. She broke both course records and smashed the world record in New York. Only to have it controversially stripped weeks later. Allison became a global star overnight and became the first female to win the Halberg New Zealand Sportsperson of the Year award.
Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details