Liz McColgan

Liz McColgan-Nuttall
MBE
Personal information
BornElizabeth Lynch
(1964-05-24) 24 May 1964
Dundee, Scotland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Scotland
SportAthletics
Event(s)
10,000 metres
Marathon
3000 metres
ClubDundee Hawks
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul 10,000 m
World Championships
1991 Tokyo 10,000 m
World Indoor Championships
1989 Budapest 3000 m
World Half Marathon Championships
1992 Newcastle Women's race
1992 Newcastle Women's team
Commonwealth Games
Representing  Scotland
1986 Edinburgh 10,000 m
1990 Auckland 10,000 m
1990 Auckland 3000 m
World Marathon Majors
1991 New York City Marathon
1992 Tokyo Marathon
1996 London Marathon
World Cross Country Championships
1987 Warsaw Women's race
1991 Amoriebieta Women's race

Elizabeth Nuttall MBE (née Lynch, formerly McColgan; born 24 May 1964) is a British former middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships and a silver over the same distance at the 1988 Olympic Games. McColgan earned a silver in the 3000 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships. She was a two-time gold medalist in the event at the Commonwealth Games, 1992 World Half Marathon champion and a two-time individual medallist at the World Cross Country Championships. She claimed three victories at the World Marathon Majors: at the 1991 New York City Marathon, 1992 Tokyo Marathon and 1996 London Marathon.

McColgan's 10,000 metres best of 30:57.07 set in 1991, moved her to second on the world all-time list at that time and stood as the Scottish record until 2022, when it was broken by her daughter Eilish McColgan. Her marathon best of 2:26:52 set in 1997, stood as the Scottish record until 2019.