Gillian Pamela Horovitz (née Adams; born 7 June 1955) is an English female retired long-distance runner. She competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the women's marathon.
Biography In June 1979, Adams finished second behind Joyce Smith at Sandbach in the British national marathon.
Adams won the 1980 Paris Marathon.
Adams married American screenwriter Israel Horovitz, in late 1981 and competed under her married name thereafter. She became the stepmother of Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys
Horovitz represented England in the marathon, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Achievements Representing and 1980Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 3rdMarathon2:40:53London Marathon London, United Kingdom10thMarathon2:42:14Paris Marathon Paris, France 1stMarathon2:49:42New York City Marathon New York City, United States5thMarathon2:37:551981London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rdMarathon2:40:441986New York City Marathon New York City, United States22ndMarathon2:46:321987New York City Marathon New York City, United States9thMarathon2:47:051988New York City Marathon New York City, United States13thMarathon2:42:181998Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4thMarathon2:46:58
References
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