Gayle Olinekova

Biography:

Gayle Olinekova was a marathon runner and bodybuilder from Canada. Olinekova grew up in Toronto attending Alderwood High School and Ryerson Polytechnic Institute. She was the Canadian 400-meter champion in 1969 with a time of 55. 5 seconds and was a 400-meter and 800-meter runner on the Canadian national team in 1972. She later turned to distance running and became a world-class marathoner.