Anne Audain

Anne Frances Audain MBE (née Garrett, born 1 November 1955) is a New Zealand middle and long-distance runner.

Born in Auckland,[4] Audain finished ninth aged 17 in the 1973 World Cross Country Championships.

In the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Audain competed in both the 800 and 1500 m. Although she failed to get past the heats, she broke the New Zealand record for the 1500 m. Prior to the start of the 1980s, major track and field athletics meetings had not had any women's events longer than 1500 metres.

This started to change early in the new decade, and in March 1982, Audain competed in her first 5000 metres, breaking the world record.

The record stood for 25 years until it was finally broken by Kim Smith of Auckland, when she ran 8min 35.31sec on 25 July 2007 in Monaco.