Liz McColgan

Liz McColgan-Nuttall
MBE
Personal information
Birth nameElizabeth Lynch
Born (1964-05-24) 24 May 1964
Dundee, Scotland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Scotland
SportAthletics
Event(s)10,000 metres
Marathon
3000 metres
ClubDundee Hawks
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul10,000 m
World Championships
1991 Tokyo10,000 m
World Indoor Championships
1989 Budapest3000 m
World Half Marathon Championships
1992 NewcastleWomen's race
1992 NewcastleWomen's team
Commonwealth Games
Representing  Scotland
1986 Edinburgh10,000 m
1990 Auckland10,000 m
1990 Auckland3000 m
World Marathon Majors
1991 New York CityMarathon
1992 TokyoMarathon
1996 LondonMarathon
World Cross Country Championships
1987 WarsawWomen's race
1991 AmoriebietaWomen's race

Elizabeth Nuttall MBE (née Lynch, formerly McColgan; born 24 May 1964) is a Scottish former middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1991 World Championships and a silver over the same distance at the 1988 Olympic Games. McColgan earned a silver in the 3000 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships. She was a two-time gold medalist in the event at the Commonwealth Games, 1992 World Half Marathon champion and a two-time individual medallist at the World Cross Country Championships. She claimed three victories at the World Marathon Majors: at the 1991 New York City Marathon, 1992 Tokyo Marathon and 1996 London Marathon.

McColgan's 10,000 metres best of 30:57.07 set in 1991, moved her to second on the world all-time list at that time and stood as the Scottish record until 2022, when it was broken by her daughter Eilish McColgan. Her marathon best of 2:26:52 set in 1997, stood as the Scottish record until 2019.