Tani Ruckle

{{short description|Australian long-distance runner}}

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Tani Ruckle (born 25 June 1962){{cite web|url=http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/sportingwalloffame/sportsperson023.html |work=Mosman |title=Tani Ruckle |accessdate=30 April 2018}} is a Canadian-born former long-distance runner who represented Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.runnerstribe.com/elite-features/interview-with-australian-marathon-legend-tani-ruckle-mental-toughness/ |work=Runners Tribe |title=Tani Ruckle Interview |date=22 September 2017 |accessdate=30 April 2018}} She ran her career-best time for the marathon with 2:31:19 for fourth at the 1988 Chicago Marathon. That performance moved her to second on the Australian all-time list behind Lisa Martin, and as of 2018, ranks her 12th.{{cite web|url=http://www.athletics.com.au/Portals/56/Competition/Documents/ALLTIME%20230218.pdf |work=Australian all-time lists pdf |title=All-Time |accessdate=1 May 2018}} She won a silver medal in the marathon at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://www.more.arrs.run/runner/2259/1/date/asc |work=ARRS |title=Tani Ruckle |accessdate=30 April 2018}} She also finished ninth at the 1988 World 15 km Road Race Championships.

She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia.[https://newspaperarchive.com/lethbridge-herald-jan-31-1990-p-11/ Page 11]. Lethbridge Herald Newspaper Archives (January 31, 1990). Retrieved 2018-05-01.