Diane Modahl
Diane Dolores Modahl MBE (née Edwards, born 17 June 1966) is an English former middle distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. She won Gold in the 800 m title at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Silver at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, and Bronze at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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| Birth name | Diane Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1966 Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800m | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sale Harriers, Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vicente Modahl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Aimee Pratt | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her other notable results include finishing third at the 1989 IAAF Grand Prix Final, fourth at the 1993 World Championships, and winning the European Cup in 1994. She also won six AAAs National 800 m titles.
She represented Great Britain at four Olympic Games (1988–2000), reaching the 800 m final in 1988.
Her career best 800 m time of 1:58.65 in 1990, ranks her 11th on the UK all-time list.
Her cousin is retired boxer Chris_Eubank.
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