New Zealand long-distance runner
Moon in 2021 Melissa Potocka Moon MNZM New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year . In 2008, she was named as one of the JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP).[1]
In 2010, Moon won the women's race up the 86 flights of stairs of the Empire State Building, in a time of 13 minutes and 13 seconds.[2] Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit , for services to athletics and charitable causes.[3]
External links Official website Melissa Moon at World Athletics References ^ www.melissamoon.co.nz ^ "Kiwi woman first up Empire State Building". Television New Zealand . Newstalk ZB/Reuters. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2011 . ^ "New Year Honours List 2021". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020 . Awards Preceded byLeilani Joyce
New Zealand's Sportswoman of the Year Succeeded byBarbara Kendall
New Zealand national champions in women's 1500 m
Note: 1 mile before 1970
1 mile 1500 metres
New Zealand national champions in women's 5000 m
1986: Debbie Elsmore 1987: Anne Audain 1988: Sonia Barry 1989: Anne Hannam 1990–1991: Anne Hare 1992: Sharon Clode 1993: Linden Franks 1994–1995: Anne Hare 1996: Nyla Carroll 1997: Linden Wilde 1998: Nyla Carroll 1999: Melissa Moon 2000: Sarah Christie 2001: Melissa Moon 2002: Kim Smith 2003: Nyla Carroll 2004: Nina Rillstone 2005: Melissa Moon 2006: Kim Smith 2007: Belinda Wimmer 2008: Kim Smith 2009: Rachel Kingsford 2010: Jessica Ruthe 2011: Kellie Palmer 2012: Hannah Newbould 2013: Becky Wade (USA) 2014–2016: Camille Buscomb 2017: Laura Nagel 2018: Olivia Burne 2019: Lydia O'Donnell 2020: Rebekah Greene 2021: Camille Buscomb 2022–2023: Laura Nagel 2024: Brigid Dennehy
New Zealand national champions in women's 10,000 m
1984: Glenys Kroon 1985: Mary O'Connor 1986: Christine Morriss 1987: Debbie Elsmore 1988: Barbara Moore 1989: Marguerite Buist 1990: Anne Audain 1991: Christine Hutchison 1992: Erin Baker 1993: Helen Moros 1994: Raewyn Rodger 1995: Nyla Carroll 1996–1997: Leeanne Durry 1998: Mary O'Connor 1999: Lee-Ann McPhillips 2000: Shireen Crumpton 2001: Melissa Moon 2002: Sarah Christie 2003: Nyla Carroll 2004: Shireen Crumpton 2005: Kate Smyth (AUS) 2006: Jessica Ruthe 2007: not held 2008: Jessica Ruthe 2009: Shireen Crumpton 2010: Rachel Kingsford 2011: Danielle Trevis 2012: Sally Gibbs 2013: Kellie Palmer 2014: Sarah Klein (AUS) 2015–2016: Lydia O'Donnell 2017–2018: Sally Gibbs 2019: Lydia O'Donnell 2020: Lisa Cross 2021: not held
New Zealand national champions in women's marathon
1980: Bev Shingles 1981: Christine Munro 1982: Marge Harries 1983: Val Lindsay 1984: Mary Belsey 1985: Carol Raven 1986: Sharon Higgins 1987–1988: Jill Costley 1989: Bernardine Portenski 1990: Jill Costley 1991–1992: Lee-Ann McPhillips 1993: Gabrielle O'Rourke 1994: Nyla Carroll 1995: Robyn Duncan 1996: Tracey Clissold 1997: T Warwick (AUS) 1998: Bernardine Portenski 1999: Gabrielle O'Rourke 2000: Melissa Moon 2001: Anne Clarke 2002: Bernardine Portenski 2003: Maree Turner 2004: Nyla Carroll 2005: Shireen Crumpton 2006: Tracey Clissold 2007: Melanie Burke 2008: Johanna Allston 2009–2010: Shireen Crumpton 2011: Johanna Ottosson 2012: Alexandra Williams 2013: Shireen Crumpton 2014: Sally Gibbs 2015: Katie Kemp 2016: Liza Hunter-Galvan 2017–2019: Alice Mason 2020: not held 2021: Alice Mason 2022: Hannah Miller 2023: Debbie Donald
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