Yvonne Murray
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About
Scottish long-distance runner and Olympian known for representing Scotland in the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992, for winning the bronze medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and for winning gold medals at the 1987 European Indoor Championships, 1993 World Indoor Championships, the 1990 European Championships, and the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Before Fame
She attended Musselburgh Grammar School, She played hockey as a student before switching to running and track in 1979. Her first major competition was running in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1981 when she was 16 years old. She made her Commonwealth Games debut in the year 1982.
Trivia
She was the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year in 1994. She is an advocate for mental health awareness and is open about her struggles with depression and anxiety. She was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in the year 2007.
Family Life
She was born in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. She married Tom Mooney in 1996. They have a daughter together.
Associated With
She watched and supported Eilish McColgan winning the Commonwealth Games in 2022.
