Lorraine Moller began life as an 800m runner and developed into one of the great distance runners of women's athletics.

She was born in 1955 in Putaruru and at 18 launched her international career by running in the 800m and 1500m at the Christchurch Commonwealth Games. She did well, too, winning her 800m heat in 2min 05.8s and qualifying for the final by running 2min 4.2s in her semi-final. Moller went faster again in the final, with 2min 3.63s for fifth place. This time remained her lifetime best.

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Lorraine's Games History