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- Ruth Lillian Christmas (12 November 1904 – 2 April 2001) was a British middle-distance runner. Christmas and her sister followed their father into athletics. Ruth began competing in Cambridge in the 1920s, then moved to London and joined the London Olympiades women's athletics club. She took second place in the half-mile at the British Championships in 1929, and began competing internationally, recording impressive results. In the mile, she recorded a possible world record time of 5:27.5 in 1932. In her favoured distance of 880-yards or 800-metres, Christmas had a longstanding rivalry with Gladys Lunn, and finally beat her in the 1933 British Championships. She gained French nationality through marriage, becoming Ruth Christmas-Paysant, and began competing for her adopted homeland, winning the 1935 French Championships 800-metre title, and the cross-country equivalent in 1936. In 1939, she and her husband returned to Britain to avoid the oncoming World War II, and she retired from athletics. (en)
- Ruth Lillian Christmas-Paysant, née le 12 novembre 1904 au Royaume-Uni et morte le 2 avril 2001, est une athlète franco-britannique, spécialiste des courses de fond et du cross-country. Elle court pour le Royaume-Uni jusqu'en 1935, concourant ensuite sous les couleurs françaises. Elle est championne de Grande-Bretagne du 800 mètres en 1933. Elle remporte la finale du 800 mètres aux Championnats de France d'athlétisme 1935 et le titre de championne de France de cross-country en 1936. (fr)
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- Ruth Lillian Christmas-Paysant, née le 12 novembre 1904 au Royaume-Uni et morte le 2 avril 2001, est une athlète franco-britannique, spécialiste des courses de fond et du cross-country. Elle court pour le Royaume-Uni jusqu'en 1935, concourant ensuite sous les couleurs françaises. Elle est championne de Grande-Bretagne du 800 mètres en 1933. Elle remporte la finale du 800 mètres aux Championnats de France d'athlétisme 1935 et le titre de championne de France de cross-country en 1936. (fr)
- Ruth Lillian Christmas (12 November 1904 – 2 April 2001) was a British middle-distance runner. Christmas and her sister followed their father into athletics. Ruth began competing in Cambridge in the 1920s, then moved to London and joined the London Olympiades women's athletics club. She took second place in the half-mile at the British Championships in 1929, and began competing internationally, recording impressive results. In the mile, she recorded a possible world record time of 5:27.5 in 1932. (en)
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- Ruth Christmas-Paysant (fr)
- Ruth Christmas (en)
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