Debbi Lawrence

Deborah "Debbi" A. Lawrence (née Spino, born October 15, 1961) is a retired female racewalker from the United States.^[2] She set her personal best in the women's 10 km race walk event (45:03) at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Göteborg, Sweden.

Debbi Lawrence

Personal information
Birth name	Deborah A. Spino
Full name	Deborah A. Lawrence
Nickname	Debbi
Born	(1961-10-15) October 15, 1961 (age 63) Columbus, Indiana
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Spouse	Don Lawrence[1]
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Updated on 10 October 2014

Personal bests

• 10 km: 44:42 min – 1992^[2]
• 20 km: 1:33:48 hrs – Sacramento, California, 16 July 2000

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
1986	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Saint Léonard, Canada	9th	10 km	49:05
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	20th	10 km	48:53
1988	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	10 km	46:44
1991	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, California, United States	15th	10 km	46:13
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	10,000 m	46:51.53
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	19th	10 km	45:58
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	26th	10 km	48:23
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	37th	10 km	48:53
1995	World Championships	Göteborg, Sweden	37th	10 km	45:03
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	20th	10 km	45:32
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, New York, United States	5th	10,000 m	47:36.97
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	44th	20 km	1:47:20
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	19th	20 km	1:37:57

Personal life

She is a vegetarian and affirms that her success as an athlete is due in a large part to a vegetarian diet.^[3]

References

1. "DEBBI LAWRENCE". usatf.org. 2002-12-18.
2. Debbie Lawrence Biography, archived from the original on January 31, 2012, retrieved July 27, 2013
3. "Top 10 Historic Vegetarian and Vegan Olympians". Ecorazzi. July 27, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2017.

External links

• Debbi Lawrence at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Debbi Lawrence". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.