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S'porean runner Vanessa Lee, 28, breaks 30-year-old S'pore women’s half-marathon record
The Singapore women’s half-marathon record was previously set in 1996.
July 05, 2026, 06:53 PM
Photos via sportsplus.sg Instagram
Singaporean Vanessa Lee, 28, broke the 30-year-old Singapore women’s half-marathon record with a time of 1 hour 16 minutes 4 seconds.
Her record-breaking time saw her placed 29th at the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia on Jul. 4, footage by sportsplus.sg showed.
In 1996, Yvonne Danson set the Singapore women’s half-marathon record with a time of 1:16:29.
Lee's feat has been lauded as she only started running 21km half marathons since 2022, The Straits Times reported.
She will be taking part in the BYD Singapore International Marathon from Dec. 4 to 6.
Another record
Singaporean Shaun Goh, 29, also beat the national record at the Gold Coast Marathon.
He improved his own 10km road mark set in 2024, cutting the timing from 31:00 to 30:41.
He finished 10th in the race.
