Debbi Lawrence

Personal information
Birth name	Deborah A. Spino
Full name	Deborah A. Lawrence
Nickname	Debbi
Born	(1961-10-15) October 15, 1961 (age 62) Columbus, Indiana
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Spouse	Don Lawrence[1]
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Racewalking
Updated on 10 October 2014.

Deborah "Debbi" A. Lawrence (née Spino, born October 15, 1961) is a retired female racewalker from the United States.^[2] She set her personal best in the women's 10 km race walk event (45:03) at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Göteborg, Sweden.

Personal bests

• 10 km: 44:42 min – 1992^[2]
• 20 km: 1:33:48 hrs – Sacramento, California, 16 July 2000

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
1986	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Saint Léonard, Canada	9th	10 km	49:05
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	20th	10 km	48:53
1988	Pan American Race Walking Cup	Mar del Plata, Argentina	3rd	10 km	46:44
1991	World Race Walking Cup	San Jose, California, United States	15th	10 km	46:13
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	10,000 m	46:51.53
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	19th	10 km	45:58
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	26th	10 km	48:23
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	37th	10 km	48:53
1995	World Championships	Göteborg, Sweden	37th	10 km	45:03
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	20th	10 km	45:32
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, New York, United States	5th	10,000 m	47:36.97
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	44th	20 km	1:47:20
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	19th	20 km	1:37:57

Personal life

She is a vegetarian and affirms that her success as an athlete is due in a large part to a vegetarian diet.^[3]