About Nina Rillstone
Born 1975. Nina Rillstone is a New Zealand marathon runner and long-distance runner.
Nina Kathy Rillstone (born April 15, 1975, in Brentwood, Essex) is a New Zealand long-distance and marathon runner. She is a national champion in both middle and long-distance running, and a national record holder for the half-marathon.
She set her personal best for the Half Marathon of 1:13:03 at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Her personal best in the marathon came during the Nagano Marathon in 2006, with a time of 2:29:46. Rillstone set a national record for the marathon at the 2007 IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan, with a time of 2:33:58, finishing in thirteenth place.
Rillstone represented New Zealand for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed in the women's marathon. She ran and finished the race in sixteenth place, with a best possible time of 2:31:16, nearly two minutes short of her personal best set in Nagano.
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Who is Nina Rillstone?
New Zealand marathon runner
When was Nina Rillstone born?
Nina Rillstone was born on 15 April 1975 in Brentwood.
What is Nina Rillstone's occupation?
Nina Rillstone is a marathon runner and long-distance runner.
What nationality is Nina Rillstone?
Nina Rillstone is New Zealand.
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