Lorraine moller of new zealand, running alone...

Lorraine moller of new zealand, running alone...


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Lorraine Moller of New Zealand, running alone for the last 9 miles, won a women’s international marathon at Osaka, Japan, for the third time. Moller finished the 26.2 miles in 2 hours 30


minutes 21 seconds, more than 250 yards ahead of Renata Kokowska of Poland, who clocked 2:31:19. Third was Gabriela Wolf of West Germany in 2:31.45, followed by Japan’s Kazue Kojima in


2:34.56. Favored Rosa Mota of Portugal, 1988 Seoul Olympic gold medalist, retired after 16.9 miles, apparently because of pain in her calf. MORE TO READ