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Uta Pippig

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Fred Lebow and Grete Waitz finishing NYC Marathon in 1992

 

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Uta Pippig Reflects on Orchard House's Benefit 5K/10K

 

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Nike - Uta Pippig

 

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Uta Pippig - 1998

 

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30 Jahre Mauerfall Berlin Legend Uta Pippig

Uta Pippig is a retired German Long-distance runner, and the first woman to officially win the Boston Marathon three consecutive times (1994–1996). She also won the Berlin Marathon three times ; the 1993 New York City Marathon; represented Germany at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996, and won a bronze medal at the 1991 World 15km Road Race Championship. Her marathon best of 2:21:45 set in Boston in 1994, made her the third-fastest female marathon runner in history at that time. She obtained American citizenship in 2004.