Heather Jean Matthews MBE (formerly Thomson; born 1946) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner.
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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
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She competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in the women's 3000 m.
In the 1980s, she turned to international road relays, and more recently has managed New Zealand road relay teams. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics, in the 1988 New Year Honours.[1]
She is featured in the New Zealand short film On the Run training adjacent to the Auckland Airport.[2]
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