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Teresa Vaill (born November 20, 1962) is a female racewalker from the United States. She was born in Torrington, Connecticut.
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Born | Torrington, Connecticut | November 20, 1962
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Racewalking |
Updated on 27 July 2013 |
Vaill set her personal best in the women's 20 km race walk event (1:33:23) on April 1, 2001, at a meet in Manassas, Virginia. She remains an active competitor, winning numerous masters championships and placing in the USA National Championships (Open Division) as recently as 2018.[1]
Her twin sister Lisa Vaill was also an international racewalker, and marathon runner.[2]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1984 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Bucaramanga, Colombia | 6th | 10 km | 51:29 min |
1986 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Saint Leonard, Canada | 4th | 10 km | 46:47 min |
1987 | World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | 20th | 10 km | 46:50 min |
1988 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Mar del Plata, Argentina | — | 10 km | DSQ |
1990 | Pan American Race Walking Cup | Xalapa, Mexico | 4th | 10 km | 47:18 min |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 22nd | 10 km | 46:58 min |
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | – | 10,000 m | DQ |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 22nd | 10 km | 45:02 min | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 43rd | 20 km | 1:38:47 hrs |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | 20 km | DNF |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | — | 20 km | DQ |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | — | 20 km | DNF |
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