Lisa Dobriskey

Lisa Jane Dobriskey (born 23 December 1983 in Ashford, Kent) is a retired[1] English middle distance runner.

She finished 4th in the final of the 1500 m in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, resulting in her ranking fourth in the world for the 1500 m.[2][3] After this, she won the Fifth Avenue Mile competition with the second fastest ever time recorded by a female athlete at the race.

[4] After suffering a stress fracture in her back early in the 2009 season, she finished third in the 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany.

Dobriskey was upgraded to silver after winner Natalia Rodriguez of Spain was disqualified for shoving Ethiopian Gelete Burika, who fell on the last lap.

Her younger brothers David and Steven reached county level at middle distance running, javelin and discus.