Ngaire Drake
{{Short description|New Zealand marathon runner}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
|name = Ngaire Drake
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|sport = Athletics
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|5|11|df=y}}
|birth_place= New Zealand
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{{Medal|Sport|Marathon}}
{{Medal|Competition|Major marathons}}
{{Medal|Silver|1981 London|Marathon}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1986 Nagoya|Marathon}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1986 Tokyo|Marathon}}
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Ngaire Drake (born 11 May 1949) is a New Zealand former marathon runner, who came second at the 1981 London Marathon, and sixth at the 1985 New York City Marathon. She has also won the Hamilton, Canberra and Sydney Marathons, and the 1984 Avon International Marathon in Paris. She competed in the marathon event at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.
Career
In 1981, Drake came second at the inaugural London Marathon.{{World Athletics|14429136}} In 1982, she won the Hamilton Marathon.{{cite web| url=http://aims-worldrunning.org/AIMS25_webview.pdf| title=AIMS races and winners over 25 years| page=50| publisher=Association of International Marathons and Distance Races| date=2007| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610165536/http://aims-worldrunning.org/AIMS25_webview.pdf| url-status=live}} She competed in the marathon event at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, finishing 24th.{{cite web| url=http://www.anzrankings.org.nz/userfiles/file/ANZ_Major_Championships.pdf| title=New Zealand Athletes at Major Championships, 1983 - 2014| publisher=Athletics New Zealand| page=4| date=2014| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=18 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618091632/http://www.anzrankings.org.nz/userfiles/file/ANZ_Major_Championships.pdf| url-status=live}} That year, she also won the Canberra Marathon, in a time of 2:44:11.{{cite web| url=https://ausrunning.net/marathon/canberra-1983| title=Nike International / Avon Women's Marathon 1983| date=10 April 1983| publisher=Aus Running| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610165951/https://ausrunning.net/marathon/canberra-1983| url-status=live}} She came seventh at the 1984 Avon International Marathon in Paris.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79311301/1984-avon-marathon/| title=Avon Women's Marathon| work=Vancouver Sun| via=Newspapers.com| date=24 September 1984| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610165534/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79311301/1984-avon-marathon/| url-status=live}} Drake won the Wang Australia marathon in Sydney, Australia in 1984 and 1985. She won the 1985 event by over two minutes, and was the first person to win the event twice.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79308565/1985-wang-marathon/| title=Marathon puts Wood into Games running| work=The Age| via=Newspapers.com| date=10 June 1985| page=27| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610163857/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79308565/1985-wang-marathon/| url-status=live}} She came sixth at the 1985 New York City Marathon,{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79309286/1985-nyc-marathon/| title=N.Y. City Marathon Results| work=Hartford Courant| via=Newspapers.com| date=28 October 1985| page=102| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610163857/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79309286/1985-nyc-marathon/| url-status=live}} and also came sixth in a 10 km race in San Diego, US.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79309411/1985-san-diego-10km/| title=Holiday Bowheart Race| work=The Boston Globe| via=Newspapers.com| date=2 December 1985| page=42| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610163859/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79309411/1985-san-diego-10km/| url-status=live}}
In 1986, Drake came third at the Nagoya International Women's Marathon, in a time of 2:38:46.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79308835/1986-nagoya-marathon/| title=East German wins marathon| work=Auburn Journal| via=Newspapers.com| date=3 March 1986| page=14| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610163859/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79308835/1986-nagoya-marathon/| url-status=live}} Drake won the 1986 Sydney Marathon in a time of 2:38:52,{{cite web| url=https://aims-worldrunning.org/statistics/event_winners/1986.html| title=Winners of AIMS events in 1986| publisher=Association of International Marathons and Distance Races| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610160638/https://aims-worldrunning.org/statistics/event_winners/1986.html| url-status=live}} and came third at the Tokyo International Women's Marathon in a time of 2:38:08.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79309764/1986-tokyo-womens-marathon/| title=Mota wins Tokyo Marathon| work=The Desert Sun| via=Newspapers.com| date=17 November 1986| page=29| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610163855/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79309764/1986-tokyo-womens-marathon/| url-status=live}} The same year, she won the Westfield Marathon for the third successive year.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79311095/1987-westfield-marathon/| title=Bayi to lead strong field| work=The Sydney Morning Herald| via=Newspapers.com| date=28 May 1987| page=40| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610165536/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79311095/1987-westfield-marathon/| url-status=live}} In 1987, she won the Wellington Half-Marathon in a time of 1:15,{{cite web| url=http://www.wellingtonmarathon.co.nz/files/3614/2139/8522/History.pdf| title=Three Decades On| page=1| publisher=Wellington Marathon| date=2016| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=21 January 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121050106/http://www.wellingtonmarathon.co.nz/files/3614/2139/8522/History.pdf| url-status=live}} In 1988, she won the Australian Marathon Championships as a guest runner.{{cite web| url=http://athletics.possumbility.com/national/farm290.htm| title=Australian Marathon Championships| publisher=Athletics Australia| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610160638/http://athletics.possumbility.com/national/farm290.htm| url-status=live}} In 1989, she won the over-40s event at the Twin Cities Marathon, in a time of 2:41:25. She finished ninth overall.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79309032/1989-twin-cities-marathon/| title=McCarthy is 14th in Twin Cities Marathon| work=St. Cloud Times| via=Newspapers.com| date=9 October 1989| accessdate=10 June 2021| archive-date=10 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610163855/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79309032/1989-twin-cities-marathon/| url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{ARRS name|5506}}
- {{World Athletics|14429136}}
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Category:New Zealand female marathon runners
Category:New Zealand female long-distance runners
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for New Zealand