# Liz Yelling > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Liz_Yelling > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Liz_Yelling.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Yelling > Source revision: 1333209339 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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
née Talbot | honorific_suffix = | image = Liz Yelling, London Marathon 2011.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Liz competing in the [2011 London Marathon](/source/2011_London_Marathon) | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|05|df=y}} | birth_place = [Welwyn Garden City](/source/Welwyn_Garden_City), England | death_date = | death_place = | height = 174 cm | weight = 55 kg | spouse = Martin Yelling | sport = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) | event = [Marathon](/source/Marathon) | club = Bedford & County AC }} '''Elizabeth Anne Yelling''' (née '''Talbot''' born 5 December 1974) is an English long-distance [runner](/source/Running) 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](/source/Welwyn_Garden_City), [Hertfordshire](/source/Hertfordshire), finished second behind [Helen Pattinson](/source/Helen_Pattinson) in the 1500 metres event at the [2001 AAA Championships](/source/2001_AAA_Championships).{{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}} She is the former training partner of [Paula Radcliffe](/source/Paula_Radcliffe).{{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}} Yelling took part in the women's 10,000 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, finishing fourth.{{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}} At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Yelling represented [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics) in the women's marathon, finishing 25th.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/105413 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=4 April 2025}} Yelling represented [England](/source/England_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games) at the [2006 Commonwealth Games](/source/2006_Commonwealth_Games) in Melbourne,{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/melbourne-2006/athletes |title=Melbourne 2006 Team |website=Team England |access-date=4 April 2025 }} winning the bronze medal in the marathon with a time of 2:32:18, behind [Kerryn McCann](/source/Kerryn_McCann) and [Hellen Cherono Koskei](/source/Hellen_Cherono_Koskei). Shortly afterwards she finished third behind [Jo Pavey](/source/Jo_Pavey) and Hayley Yelling in the 5000 metres event at the [2006 AAA Championships](/source/2006_AAA_Championships).{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=4 April 2025 }} Yelling set the women's course record for the [Bath Half Marathon](/source/Bath_Half_Marathon) with a time of 69 minutes 28 seconds set in 2007;{{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}} The following year she was the first woman to cross the line in the [Reading Half Marathon](/source/Reading_Half_Marathon), in 69 minutes 35 seconds, set in 2008.{{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}} Yelling finished as the highest placed British athlete at the [2008 London Marathon](/source/2008_London_Marathon), which handed her the title of [national marathon champion](/source/List_of_British_champions_in_marathon).{{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}} Later that year, at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Yelling represented the [Great Britain team](/source/Great_Britain_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics) again in the marathon, finishing 26th.{{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}} ==Family life== Through her marriage to steeplechase athlete Martin Yelling, Liz Yelling is the sister-in-law of fellow British runner [Hayley Yelling](/source/Hayley_Yelling).{{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}} After retiring, Yelling co-founded and ran a running coaching company, alongside her husband.{{Cite web|url=http://yellingperformance.com/about-founders/|title=founders and coaches - Yelling Performance}} ==Achievements== *All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{GBR}} |- |2004 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics) |[Athens](/source/Athens), Greece |25th |[2:40:13](/source/Athletics_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_marathon) |- |2006 |[Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games) |[Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), Australia |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |[2:32:19](/source/Athletics_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_marathon) |- |2008 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics) |[Beijing](/source/Beijing), China |26th |[2:33:12](/source/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_marathon) |- |2008 |[Reading Half Marathon](/source/Reading_Half_Marathon) |[Reading](/source/Reading%2C_Berkshire), United Kingdom |bgcolor="gold"|1st |1:09:35{{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}} |} ==Personal bests== {{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 }} {| 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](/source/Watford) |- | 1,500 m || align=right | 4:15:01 || align=right | 14 July 2001 || [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham) |- | 3,000 m || align=right | 8:57.3 || align=right | 25 July 2001 || [Watford](/source/Watford) |- | 5,000 m || align=right | 15:38.86 || align=right | 30 July 2004 || [Crystal Palace](/source/Crystal_Palace_National_Sports_Centre) |- | 10,000 m track || align=right | 31:58.39 || align=right | 30 July 2002 || [Manchester](/source/Manchester) |- | 10,000 m road || align=right | 32:55 || align=right | 20 May 2007 || [Manchester](/source/Manchester) |- | Half marathon || align=right | 1:09.28 || align=right | 25 March 2007 || [Bath](/source/Bath_Half_Marathon) |- | Marathon || align=right | 2:28.33 || align=right | 13 April 2008 || [London](/source/London_Marathon) |} ==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}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yelling, Liz}} Category:1974 births Category:Sportspeople from Welwyn Garden City Category:Living people Category:English women middle-distance runners Category:British women middle-distance runners Category:English women long-distance runners Category:British women long-distance runners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Category:21st-century English sportswomen Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Liz Yelling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Yelling) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Yelling?action=history)). 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