Susan Crehan

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| name = Susan Crehan

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| nationality = British (English)

| sport = Athletics

| event = Long-distance running

| club = Sale Harriers

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|9|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = St. Helens, England

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| height = 165 cm

| weight = 55 kg

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Susan "Sue" Crehan (born 12 September 1956) is a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/susan-crehan-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707223429/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cr/susan-crehan-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2017 |title=Susan Crehan Olympic Results |accessdate=20 May 2017}}

Biography

Crehan finished third in both the 5,000 and 10,000 metres behind Shireen Samy and Priscilla Welch respectively, at the 1984 WAAA Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19840617/545/0031 |title=Plucky Win for Fatima |work=Sunday Express |date=17 June 1984 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=20 March 2025}} The following year Crehan became the British 10,000 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1985 WAAA Championships{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=20 March 2025}} and regained the same title at the 1987 WAAA Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=20 March 2025 }}

At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Crehan represented Great Britain in the women's marathon, finishing 32nd.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68635 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=20 March 2025}}

Crehan became the British 5000 champion after winning the AAA title at the 1989 AAA Championships.

International competitions

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colspan=6\|Representing {{GBR2}}
1986 \|World Road Race Championships \|Lisbon, Portugal \|17th \|15 km \|50:32
rowspan=2\|1987 \|World Championships \|Rome, Italy \|23rd (h) \|10,000 m \|33:54.99
World Road Race Championships \|Monte Carlo, Monaco \|44th \|15 km \|52:24
rowspan=2\|1988 \|World Road Race Championships \|Adelaide, Australia \|3rd \|15 km \|53:00
Olympic Games \|Seoul, South Korea \|32nd \|Marathon \|2:36:57
colspan=6\|(h) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats

colspan=6|Representing {{GBR2}}

1986

|World Road Race Championships

|Lisbon, Portugal

|17th

|15 km

|50:32

rowspan=2|1987

|World Championships

|Rome, Italy

|23rd (h)

|10,000 m