{{short description|British long-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use British English|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Liz Yelling<br>née Talbot | honorific_suffix = | image = Liz Yelling, London Marathon 2011.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Liz competing in the 2011 London Marathon | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|05|df=y}} | birth_place = Welwyn Garden City, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = 174 cm | weight = 55 kg | spouse = Martin Yelling | sport = Athletics | event = Marathon | club = Bedford & County AC }}
'''Elizabeth Anne Yelling''' (née '''Talbot''' born 5 December 1974) is an English long-distance runner who competed at two Olympic Games. She is a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, having finished third in the women's marathon in 2006.
== Biography == Talbot, born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, finished second behind Helen Pattinson in the 1500 metres event at the 2001 AAA Championships.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/20010716/472/0030 |title=Athletics |work=The Scotsman |date=16 July 2001 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 April 2025}}</ref> She is the former training partner of Paula Radcliffe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/apr/19/paula-radcliffe-london-2012-olympic-marathon|title=Paula Radcliffe will not risk Olympic 'calamity', says Liz Yelling|work=The Guardian|date=19 April 2012|access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
Yelling took part in the women's 10,000 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, finishing fourth.<ref name="CG06">{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/4821650.stm |title=English duo earn marathon bronzes |publisher=BBC |date=19 March 2006 |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Yelling represented Great Britain in the women's marathon, finishing 25th.<ref name=oly>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/105413 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=4 April 2025}}</ref>
Yelling represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/melbourne-2006/athletes |title=Melbourne 2006 Team |website=Team England |access-date=4 April 2025 }}</ref> winning the bronze medal in the marathon with a time of 2:32:18, behind Kerryn McCann and Hellen Cherono Koskei.<ref name="CG06"/> Shortly afterwards she finished third behind Jo Pavey and Hayley Yelling in the 5000 metres event at the 2006 AAA Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=4 April 2025 }}</ref>
Yelling set the women's course record for the Bath Half Marathon with a time of 69 minutes 28 seconds set in 2007;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/6493767.stm |title=Yelling tunes up with Bath record |publisher=BBC News |date=25 March 2007|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> The following year she was the first woman to cross the line in the Reading Half Marathon, in 69 minutes 35 seconds, set in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.readinghalfmarathon.com/results08/Half_full.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117233921/http://www.readinghalfmarathon.com/results08/Half_full.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 January 2009 |title=Reading Half Marathon |publisher=Asics Reading Half Marathon |date=2 March 2008}}</ref>
Yelling finished as the highest placed British athlete at the 2008 London Marathon, which handed her the title of national marathon champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/WAAAMar.htm |title=WAAA and National Championships Medallists - Marathon |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |date=n.d. |access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> Later that year, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Yelling represented the Great Britain team again in the marathon, finishing 26th.<ref name=oly/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C73K/ATW099101.shtml |title=Athletics Women's Marathon Results – The official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games |publisher=The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad |date=17 August 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822154852/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C73K/ATW099101.shtml|archivedate=22 August 2008}}</ref>
==Family life== Through her marriage to steeplechase athlete Martin Yelling, Liz Yelling is the sister-in-law of fellow British runner Hayley Yelling.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/liz-yelling/6LlGFiufTxmpKgGcGllhFp|title=Liz Yelling|work=teamgb.com|date=n.d.|access-date=10 April 2025}}</ref> After retiring, Yelling co-founded and ran a running coaching company, alongside her husband.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yellingperformance.com/about-founders/|title=founders and coaches - Yelling Performance}}</ref>
==Achievements== *<small>All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise</small> {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{GBR}} |- |2004 |Olympic Games |Athens, Greece |25th |2:40:13 |- |2006 |Commonwealth Games |Melbourne, Australia |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |2:32:19 |- |2008 |Olympic Games |Beijing, China |26th |2:33:12 |- |2008 |Reading Half Marathon |Reading, United Kingdom |bgcolor="gold"|1st |1:09:35<ref name=res2008>{{cite web|url=http://racepayment.mirrorservers.co.uk/readinghalfmarathon/results08/results08.cfm |title=Search 2008 Results |publisher=Asics Reading Half Marathon |accessdate=9 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511143638/http://racepayment.mirrorservers.co.uk/readinghalfmarathon/results08/results08.cfm |archivedate=11 May 2008}}</ref> |}
==Personal bests== <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=1811 |title=Athlete Profile: Liz Yelling |publisher=Power of 10|date=2 July 2009 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="70%" |- ! Distance ! Mark ! Date ! Location |- | 800 m || align=right | 2:09.72 || align=right | 6 September 2000 || Watford |- | 1,500 m || align=right | 4:15:01 || align=right | 14 July 2001 || Birmingham |- | 3,000 m || align=right | 8:57.3 || align=right | 25 July 2001 || Watford |- | 5,000 m || align=right | 15:38.86 || align=right | 30 July 2004 || Crystal Palace |- | 10,000 m track || align=right | 31:58.39 || align=right | 30 July 2002 || Manchester |- | 10,000 m road || align=right | 32:55 || align=right | 20 May 2007 || Manchester |- | Half marathon || align=right | 1:09.28 || align=right | 25 March 2007 || Bath |- | Marathon || align=right | 2:28.33 || align=right | 13 April 2008 || London |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{World Athletics||name=LizYelling}} *{{cite web | title =The Wolverton 5 Mile Road Race | work =MKAC | publisher =The Open University | url =http://mcs.open.ac.uk/mkac/w5info.htm| date=n.d. |accessdate =11 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090223064538/http://mcs.open.ac.uk/mkac/w5info.htm|archive-date=23 February 2009}}
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