Liane Winter

Liane Winter ( * June 24, 1942 ) is a former German long-distance runner, who was a pioneer of the marathon in the 1970s.

On April 24, 1975, she became the first foreigner the Boston Marathon. Your time of 2:42:25 h was also a world record.

The year before they had set up German marathon records already in Wolfsburg and in Waldniel. Another German record she succeeded with 37:16 min in the 10-kilometer road race on July 31, 1977 in Bruges. In 1979, she became German champion in the marathon. Throughout her athletic career she played 50 marathons, the last at the age of 50 years.

Liane Winter launched for the sports club VfL Wolfsburg. She was until age 60 commercial employees at Volkswagen AG. Since the 1990s, she suffers from multiple sclerosis, which makes it impossible for her to walk. However, by means of a hand cycles, it operates continue to sport.