Midde Hamrin

Midde Hamrin (born Ingrid Marie-Louise Hamrin, April 19, 1957 in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland) is a Swedish athlete, competing in the long-distance running events.[1]

She played basketball with the Hogsbo Division I Basketball Club in Gothenburg, Sweden from 1975-1978. In 1977, she spent the spring and summer in Los Angeles with American Hogsbo basketball coach, Richard Wohlstadter. She began her track career there, training at the UCLA track and along the famous grass on San Vicente Blvd. She later received a scholarship to Lamar University in Texas where she played varsity basketball and ran track. It was there she met Andy Senorski, the track coach at Lamar. They later married, moved to Sweden, and had two children.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Sweden
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 7th Marathon 2:42:14
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 43rd Marathon 2:52:53
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 18th Marathon 2:36:41
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 14th 10,000 m 32:18.40
1990 Stockholm Marathon Stockholm, Sweden 1st Marathon 2:37:07
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th 10,000 m 31:58.25
1991 Stockholm Marathon Stockholm, Sweden 1st Marathon 2:36:15
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 1st Marathon 2:36:21

References
  1. Encyclopædia Britannica Almanac 2009. Chicago, Ill. 2009. ISBN 9781593398392.
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