Karen Holdsworth (née Moody, also Goldhawk, 2 August 1960 – 30 April 2013) was a British marathon runner, who won the 1983 Berlin Marathon.
Career Holdsworth was a member of South Shields athletics club. In 1981, Holdsworth won the inaugural Great North Run, finishing in a time of 1:17.36. In the same year, she finished sixth at the inaugural London Marathon, in a time of 2:43:28. In 1983, she won the Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:40:32. In the same year, she won the Paris Marathon. In 1984, she won the Reading and Fleet Half Marathons.
Marathon competition record CompetitionRankTimeLocationDate1981 London Marathon6th2:43:28London29 March 19811981 Great North Run1st1:17:36South Shields28 June 19811983 Paris Marathon1st2:51:08Paris14 May 19831983 Berlin Marathon1st2:40:32Berlin25 September 19831984 Reading Half Marathon1st1:13:56Reading25 March 19841984 London Marathon13th2:42:51London13 May 19841985 Berlin Marathon2nd2:35:18Berlin29 September 1985
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