Lisa Hahner
{{short description|German long-distance runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
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| caption = Lisa Hahner in 2016
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| nationality = German
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|20|df=yes}}
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| height = 167 cm
| weight = 50 kg
| country = Germany
| sport = Track and field
| event = Marathon
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Lisa Hahner (born 20 November 1989 in Hünfeld, Germany) is a German long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon.
Life
File:Anna und Lisa Hahner bei der Olympia-Einkleidung Hannover 2016 (Martin Rulsch) 05.jpg
She and her twin sister, Anna Hahner, were born in 1989. They were inspired to take up long distance running after hearing an interview with musician and amateur runner Joey Kelly when they were seventeen.[http://www.thelocal.de/20140925/run-anna-run-meet-germanys-marathon-hope Run, Anna, Run: Meet the Berlin Marathon hope], 28 September 2014, TheLocal.de, Retrieved 17 August 2016
Lisa and Anna competed in the women's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/lisa-hahner |title=Lisa Hahner |accessdate=15 August 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815070856/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/lisa-hahner |url-status=dead }} Lisa and Anna finished the marathon together but at a time 15 minutes below their personal bests. Thomas Kurschilgen, the German athletics director, criticised their joint (81/82nd) finish publicly,[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/sports/olympics/twins-finish-marathon-hand-in-hand-but-their-country-says-they-crossed-a-line.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0 Twins Finish Marathon Hand in Hand, but Their Country Says They Crossed a Line], 16 August 2016, Christopher Clarey, New York Times, Retrieved 18 August 2016 but the picture was valued by the media.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37105796 |title=Rio Olympics 2016: German twins' hand-hold divides nation |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=17 August 2016}} They were accused of trying to attract media attention and they did get more coverage than their teammate, Anja Scherl, who finished ahead of them. The twins said that it was Anna's idea. When she realised that with two kilometres to go that she might capture Lisa, then she accelerated to catch her.[http://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/sisters-anna-and-lisa-hahner-have-divided-opinion-in-rio/news-story/9e7bc3f03c21aadaed4224ec328d73c9 Sisters Anna and Lisa Hahner have infuriated a nation], 18 August 2016, news.com.au, Retrieved 17 August 2016
Lisa Hahner was publicly tarnished as "undesired" at the 2016 Frankfurt Marathon and has since not contested any marathon.
Achievements
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| colspan="6"|Representing {{GER}} |
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| rowspan=1|2011
|European Cross Country Championships-Under-23 women team |Velenje, Slovenia |bgcolor="silver" |2nd |41 pts |
| rowspan=1|2016
|82nd |Marathon |2:45:33 |
Other Marathons
- 28 October 2012: 8th place in the Frankfurt Marathon with a time of 2:31.28
- 21 April 2013: 4th place in the Hamburg Marathon in 2:31.48
- 27 October 2013: 11th place in the Frankfurt Marathon in 2:30.17
- 25 October 2015: 6th place in the Frankfurt Marathon with her best time of 2:28.39
- 10 April 2016: 6th place in the Hannover Marathon in 2:34.56
References
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Category:German female long-distance runners
Category:German female marathon runners
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics