Ursula Noctor
Black and white headshot of a woman with dark hair
Noctor in 1992
Personal information
Born(1965-01-21)21 January 1965
Republic of Ireland
Died4 April 1993(1993-04-04) (aged 28)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Half Marathon
Irish Half Marathon Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Marathon

Ursula Noctor (21 January 1965[1] – 4 April 1993)[2] was an Irish long-distance runner, who was Irish national champion in the half marathon in 1992. She finished fourth at the 1991 and 1992 Chicago Marathons.

Career

Noctor was the course record holder for the Waterside Marathon.[3] In 1982, she won the inaugural Cork Mini-Marathon.[4] In 1987, Noctor came third at the 3,000 metres event at the Northern Irish Championships, competing as an athlete from the Republic of Ireland.[5] In 1988, she won the 10,000 metres event at the Orlando Classic invitational meet.[6] Noctor came third at the 1990 Columbus Marathon in a time of 2:39:26,[7] winning $7,500.[8]

Noctor finished fourth at the 1991 Chicago Marathon.[9] In 1992, Noctor won the Republic of Ireland's National Half Marathon Championship.[10] Later in the year, she finished fourth at the 1992 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:41:52.[11] It was her first marathon event since having surgery the year before.[9]

Illness and death

In 1991, Noctor was diagnosed with melanoma, and she had to have some lymph glands removed. At the time, she was given a 10 per cent chance of survival.[9] Noctor died on 4 April 1993 of complications caused by the melanoma. She was aged 28.[2]

References

  1. ^ Ursula Noctor at ARRS
  2. ^ a b "Running". Chicago Tribune. 7 April 1993. p. 59. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marathon: Victory easy for Ferrin". Belfast Telegraph. 5 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ "LOOKING BACK – 25 Years of BLE in Cork". Cork Athletics. 1993. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Northern Ireland Championships". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Gatorade Grand Prix Orlando Classic". Orlando Sentinel. 11 April 1988. p. 16. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spence Captures Marathon". Washington Post. 11 November 1990. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Columbus Marathon sees two WRCers qualify for Olympic Marathon Trials" (PDF) (pdf). Washington Runners. 1990. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Irish runner chasing hopes of survival". Chicago Tribune. 21 October 1992. p. 28. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Foreign runners boost men's field for marathon". Chicago Tribune. 19 October 1992. p. 26. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Chicago Marathon". Chicago Tribune. 26 October 1992. p. 32. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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