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Ursula Noctor

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Ursula Noctor
Black and white headshot of a woman with dark hair
Noctor in 1992
Personal information
Born(1965-01-21)21 January 1965
Republic of Ireland
Died4 April 1993(1993-04-04) (aged 28)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Half Marathon
Irish Half Marathon Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Marathon

Ursula Noctor (21 January 1965[1] – 4 April 1993)[2] was an Irish long-distance runner, who was Irish national champion in the half marathon in 1992. She finished fourth at the 1991 and 1992 Chicago Marathons.

Career

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Noctor was the course record holder for the Waterside Marathon.[3] In 1982, she won the inaugural Cork Mini-Marathon.[4] In 1987, Noctor came third at the 3,000 metres event at the Northern Irish Championships, competing as an athlete from the Republic of Ireland.[5] In 1988, she won the 10,000 metres event at the Orlando Classic invitational meet.[6] Noctor came third at the 1990 Columbus Marathon in a time of 2:39:26,[7] winning $7,500.[8]

Noctor finished fourth at the 1991 Chicago Marathon.[9] In 1992, Noctor won the Republic of Ireland's National Half Marathon Championship.[10] Later in the year, she finished fourth at the 1992 Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:41:52.[11] It was her first marathon event since having surgery the year before.[9]

Illness and death

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In 1991, Noctor was diagnosed with melanoma, and she had to have some lymph glands removed. At the time, she was given a 10 per cent chance of survival.[9] Noctor died on 4 April 1993 of complications caused by the melanoma. She was aged 28.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ursula Noctor at ARRS
  2. ^ a b "Running". Chicago Tribune. 7 April 1993. p. 59. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Marathon: Victory easy for Ferrin". Belfast Telegraph. 5 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. ^ "LOOKING BACK – 25 Years of BLE in Cork". Cork Athletics. 1993. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Northern Ireland Championships". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Gatorade Grand Prix Orlando Classic". Orlando Sentinel. 11 April 1988. p. 16. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spence Captures Marathon". Washington Post. 11 November 1990. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Columbus Marathon sees two WRCers qualify for Olympic Marathon Trials" (PDF) (pdf). Washington Runners. 1990. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Irish runner chasing hopes of survival". Chicago Tribune. 21 October 1992. p. 28. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Foreign runners boost men's field for marathon". Chicago Tribune. 19 October 1992. p. 26. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Chicago Marathon". Chicago Tribune. 26 October 1992. p. 32. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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