Julie Isphording

American long-distance runner

Mary Julie Isphording (born December 5, 1961, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a retired female long-distance runner from the United States. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. However, she did not reach the finish line there. Isphording set her personal best in the classic distance (2:30:54) in 1989.
Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to have run the entire Boston Marathon, sculpted the 12-inch bronze figurines of a pony-tailed girl running that were given as trophies to Joan Benoit Samuelson, Julie Brown (athlete), and Isphording, the top three women marathoners at the US Olympic trials in 1984.^[1]^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	—	Marathon	DNF
1990	Los Angeles Marathon	Los Angeles, United States	1st	Marathon	2:32:25

References

^ Musca, Michael (April 2008). "Finally, One for the Girls: The '84 Women's Olympic Trials Marathon". Running Times Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
^ Creamer, Robert W. (May 28, 1984). "Scorecard". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2009-08-18.

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julie Isphording". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

1984 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification

1984 United States Olympic trials (track and field)