Yvonne Murray-Mooney MBE - Athletics
Born 1964, Inducted 2007
Yvonne Murray-Mooney is one of Scotland’s most outstanding long distance runners, winning medals at the European Championships, Commonwealth Games, Olympics and World Championships. Her impressive medal haul includes Olympic bronze medal, 3,000 metres 1988 and bronze, silver and gold European Championship medals in both indoor and outdoor 3,000 metre events. She also collected a full set of Commonwealth Games medals. She was named BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year in 1994.
- 1988 Olympic Games, Bronze, 3,000m
- 1989 & 1994 IAAF World Cup, Gold, 3,000m
- 1993 World Indoor Championships, Gold, 3,000m
- 1986 Commonwealth Games Bronze, 3,000m
- 1990 Commonwealth Games Silver, 3,000m
- 1994 Commonwealth Games, Gold,10,000m
- Commonwealth record holder – 2,000m set in 1994