Beth Bonner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Beth Bonner

American distance runner

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1952

Place of Birth: Preston County, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 09-Oct-1998

Profession: athletics competitor, marathon runner

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Elizabeth "Beth" Bonner (June 9, 1952 – October 9, 1998) was a long-distance runner from Reedsville, West Virginia.
On May 9, 1971, Bonner ran a 3:01:42 marathon time in Philadelphia at the AAU Eastern Regional Championships, breaking the world best set one year earlier by Caroline Walker.
On September 19, 1971, she became the first winner of the women's division of the New York City Marathon at the age of 19.
Some sources question the validity of Adrienne Beames' 2:46:30 time one month earlier, so Bonner's 2:55:22 performance at New York is frequently credited as the first sub-three hour performance by a woman.She attended Brandywine College.In 1994 she was coaching in Louisiana.
She died in Kerrville, Texas in 1998 when she was hit by a truck while biking.An annual 5K run is held in her name in Arthurdale, West Virginia.