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Yvonne Mai-Graham

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Mai competing in Neubrandenburg in 1989

Yvonne Graham (née Grabner, formerly Mai; born 22 August 1965) is a retired female middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. She represented East Germany and later Germany, before attaining Jamaican citizenship in 1993. She won a bronze medal at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Career

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Graham was born in Annaberg-Buchholz, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt. Under her maiden name of Yvonne Grabner, she first came to prominence in 1983 competing for East Germany, winning a bronze medal at the 1983 European Junior Championships. Later, she married fellow East German athlete, Volker Mai. While competing as Yvonne Mai, she won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Indoor Championships. She competed for East Germany until 1990 and then a United Germany. In 1993 she married Jamaican 400 m hurdler Winthrop Graham and obtained Jamaican citizenship. She holds the Jamaican national records for 1500 metres, mile, and 3000 metres.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  East Germany
1983 European Junior Championships Schwechat, Austria 3rd 1500m
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 4th 1500 m
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 1500 m
World Cup Barcelona, Spain 3rd 1500 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 7th 1500 m
Representing  Germany
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 6th 1500 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 13th 1500 m
Representing  Jamaica
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10th 1500 m

Personal bests

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References

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