Liza Hunter-Galvan
Liza Marie Hunter-Galvan (born 25 June 1969 in Auckland) is a long-distance runner from New Zealand. She qualified to run the Women's Marathon in both the 2004 Athens Olympic Games as well as the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She resides in San Antonio, Texas and has won the Marathon of the Americas on four occasions.[2][3] During her collegiate career she competed for UTSA and won the 1992 SLC Cross Country individual title, helping lead the Roadrunners to their second of three straight league crowns, and also qualified for the NCAA Championships.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | New Zealand |
| Born | 25 June 1969 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Education | The University of Texas at San Antonio [1] |
| Years active | 24 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event(s) | Marathon |
| College team | UTSA Roadrunners |
In August 2009 Hunter-Galvan admitted to taking the banned performance enhancing substance EPO three times in her career, all of which were in 2009, after failing a drug test on March 23, 2009. She was banned from competition for two years starting May 2009.[5] Liza has gone on record to publicly apologize for her mistake and has never sought to represent New Zealand again.[6] After the two year hiatus Liza was able to return to the sport in 2011 and competed at the San Antonio Rock 'n Roll Marathon where she ran a career best 2 hours, 29 minutes, 37 seconds. Liza was welcomed with vast community support and forgiveness related to her prior ban during the San Antonio race and beyond.[7] Liza completed her 24 year running career by winning the woman's 2016 San Antonio Rock 'n Roll Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 57 minutes and 17 seconds.[8] Hunter-Galvan is still listed on the New Zealand Olympics roll of honour.[9]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing New Zealand | |||||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 51st | Marathon | 2:50:23 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 39th | Marathon | 2:39:47 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 35th | Marathon | 2:34:51 |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liza Hunter-Galvan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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- iaaf.org - Lisa Hunter-Galvan profile Retrieved on 25 September 2009
- mysanantonio.com - Hunter-Galvan returns to run Olympic marathon Archived 31 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 25 September 2009
- www.utsa.edu https://www.utsa.edu/today/2004/08/hunter.cfm?&stext=0&sText=1&sText=1&sText=1&sText=1. Retrieved 17 December 2020. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - Briggs, Jerry (29 August 2009). "Hunter-Galvan accepts two-year doping ban". mySA. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- Ward, Lynley. "Former Olympian Liza Hunter-Galvan's fight to clear her name". Now To Love. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- Oliver, Richard (8 November 2011). "Hunter-Galvan back on course in running career". mySA. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- Hinojosa, David (5 December 2016). "Hunter-Galvan caps competitive career with Rock 'n' Roll Marathon win". ExpressNews.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- "Shame, pain, and ultimately gain: The comeback of New Zealand's sports-doping Olympian Liza Hunter-Galvan". Stuff. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
