Gold for Mota
NZPA Seoul Lorraine Moller went well below expectations and would have pulled out of yesterday’s women’s marathon but for “the fuss” over her late selection. She finished thirty-third in the 42.2 kilometre event with a time of 2hr 37mins 525. Portugal’s powerhouse Rosa Mota, led virtually from the start to take the gold in 2:25.40 while the Australian Lisa Martin finished second 13 seconds back and the East German Kathrin Doerve third for the bronze with 2:26.21. Moller, aged 33, said she “thought of everything out there” and although she had wanted desperately to be a lead-
ing contender “things just went wrong and when that happens in a marathon it only gets worse.” Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Christine Pftzinger “gave it my best shot" but failed to qualify for the next round of the women’s 3000 metres yesterday. The race was won by Elena Romanove, of the Soviet Union, in 8:48.47 from Elisa van Hulst and the Canadian Angela Chalmers (8:48.60). Paula Ivan (8:43.10), of Romania, won the second heat from Great Britain’s Yvonne Murray (8:43.73) and another Canadian Deborah Bowker (8:43.81).
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