Nancy Tinari
Canadian long-distance runner
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Nancy Tinari (née Rooks, born 13 June 1959)[1] is a Canadian former long-distance runner. She won the silver medal at the 1987 World 15 km Road Race Championships behind Ingrid Kristiansen.[2] Her time of 48:53 still stands as the Canadian record. She also won a silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games,[3] and represented Canada at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[4] Tinari continued competing into her forties, including finishing second at the 2000 Canadian 10 km Road Race Championships aged 41 and winning the Canadian Masters Cross Country title in November 2008 aged 49.[5]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Canada | ||
| World Road Race Championships | ||
 | 1983 San Diego | 10 km Team |
| 1987 Monte Carlo | 15 km Individual |
| World Cross Country Championships | ||
 | 1983 Gateshead | Women's Team |
Personal bests
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Canada | |||||
| 1978 | World Cross Country Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 38th | 4.73 km | 18:06[8] |
| Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 5th | 3000m | 9:34.14[9] | |
| 1980 | World Cross Country Championships | Paris, France | 17th | 4.82 km | 16:20 |
| 1982 | World Cross Country Championships | Rome, Italy | 38th | 4.6 km | 15:31 |
| 1983 | World Cross Country Championships | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 12th | 4.07 km | 14:09 |
| World 10 km Road Race Championships | San Diego, United States | 4th | 10 km | 32:57[10] | |
| 1984 | World Cross Country Championships | East Rutherford, United States | 33rd | 5 km | 16:50 |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 4th | 10,000m | 32:30.71[11] |
| World 15 km Road Race Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 8th | 15 km | 49:22[12] | |
| 1987 | World Cross Country Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 32nd | 5.05 km | 17:42 |
| Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 2nd | 10,000m | 33:02.41 | |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 16th | 10,000m | 32:31.55[13] | |
| World 15 km Road Race Championships | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2nd | 15 km | 48:53[14] | |
| 1988 | World Cross Country Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 19th | 5.96 km | 19:57 |
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 13th | 10,000m | 32:14.05[15] | |