Lisa Kehler née Langford
Personal information
Nationality British (English)
Born (1967-03-15)15 March 1967(age 59) Wednesfield , England Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
Event race walk
Medal record Athletics Representing England Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 10 km walk 1998 Kuala Lumpur 10 km walk 2002 Manchester 20 km walk
Athletics
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
1990 Auckland · 10 km walk
1998 Kuala Lumpur · 10 km walk
2002 Manchester · 20 km walk
Lisa Martine Kehler (née Langford ; born 15 March 1967) is an English retired race walker .
Biography Born in Wednesfield , Staffordshire , she competes for the Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club . Kehler competed for Great Britain at the Olympic Games in 1992 and 2000.
She competed in five Commonwealth Games ; she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 10 km event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland , New Zealand. Four years later she represented England again in the 10 km event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria , Canada. The third Games appearance was when she represented England in the 10 km event and she won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . A fourth medal (silver) came at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and a fifth and final appearance ensued in 2010.
She was twice British 10km walk champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1989 AAA Championships and 2000 AAA Championships and four-times British 5km walk champion in 1987, 1995, 2002 and 2003.
International competitions Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Great Britain and England 1986 European Championships Stuttgart , West Germany14th 10 km 49.21 1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City , United States11th 10 km 45:42 World Championships Rome , Italy13th 10 km 46:23 1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest , Hungary12th 3000 m 13:32.30 1989 World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Spain15th 10 km 46:02 Universiade Duisburg , West Germany10th 5 km 22:10 1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland , New Zealand3rd 10 km 47:23 European Championships Split , Yugoslavia10th 10 km 46.33 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona , Spain35th 10 km 51:44 1994 European Championships Helsinki , Finland— 10 km DQ Commonwealth Games Victoria , Canada6th 10 km 46:01 1995 World Championships Gothenburg , Sweden35th 10 km 46:06 1998 European Championships Budapest , Hungary18th 10 km 45:42 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia3rd 10 km 45:03 2000 Olympic Games Sydney , Australia33rd 20 km 1:37:47 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester , United Kingdom2nd 20 km 1:36:45 World Race Walking Cup Turin , Italy— 20 km DQ 2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi , India4th 20 km 1:40.33 2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhão , Portugal44th 20 km 1:47:58
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