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American racewalker
Teresa Vaill
Personal information
Born (1962-11-20) November 20, 1962 (age 62)
Torrington, Connecticut
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
Updated on 27 July 2013

Teresa Vaill (born November 20, 1962) is a female racewalker from the United States. She was born in Torrington, Connecticut.

Vaill set her personal best in the women's 20 km race walk event (1:33:23) on April 1, 2001, at a meet in Manassas, Virginia. She remains an active competitor, winning numerous masters championships and placing in the USA National Championships (Open Division) as recently as 2018.

Her twin sister Lisa Vaill was also an international racewalker, and marathon runner.

Personal bests

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
1984 Pan American Race Walking Cup Bucaramanga, Colombia 6th 10 km 51:29 min
1986 Pan American Race Walking Cup Saint Leonard, Canada 4th 10 km 46:47 min
1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City, United States 20th 10 km 46:50 min
1988 Pan American Race Walking Cup Mar del Plata, Argentina — 10 km DSQ
1990 Pan American Race Walking Cup Xalapa, Mexico 4th 10 km 47:18 min
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 22nd 10 km 46:58 min
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina – 10,000 m DQ
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 22nd 10 km 45:02 min
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 43rd 20 km 1:38:47 hrs
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland — 20 km DNF
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan — 20 km DQ
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany — 20 km DNF

References

  1. "UNATION International Women's 50K Challenge". January 20, 2018. Archived from the original (TXT) on December 21, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. Theall, Dave (October 5, 2005). Lisa Vaill has shot at joining her twin, Teresa, at Olympics. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

External links

USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's racewalking (mile walk, 3000 m walk, 2 miles walk)
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Notes* From 1973 to 1979, events were conducted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Events from 1980 to 1992 were conducted under The Athletics Congress. Events thereafter were conducted by USA Track & Field. 2 miles walk was contested in 2015 and 2017 in place of 3000 m walk.
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