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Not to be confused with Elizabeth Barnes.

Liz Barnes

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1951-08-03) 3 August 1951 Woolwich, London, England
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Club	Cambridge Harriers
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Great Britain European Indoor Championships 1980 Sindelfingen 800 m

Elizabeth Ann Barnes (married name Laban; born 3 August 1951) is an English former middle-distance runner. She represented Great Britain in the women's 800 metres at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 1980 European Indoor Championships.

Biography

As Liz Barnes, finished third behind Donna Murray in the 400 metres event at the 1975 WAAA Championships.

Barnes ran her lifetime best for the 800 metres with 2:01.35 on 10 July 1976 in Zurich, before going on to compete at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, where she was eliminated in the heats of the 800m, running 2:01.70, and finished seventh in the final of the 4 × 400m relay, along with Gladys Taylor, Verona Elder and Donna Murray.

At the 1978 Commonwealth Games representing England in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Barnes finished fourth in the 800 m final in 2:03.41. Three weeks later, she reached the semifinals at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, running 2:01.69.

Barnes finished second behind Christina Boxer in 2:02.04 at the 1979 UK Championships and third in 2:02.74 behind Chris Benning and Janet Prictoe at the 1979 WAAA Championships, before going on to win a bronze medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championships in Sindelfingen. Her time of 2:01.5 moved her to second on the British Indoor all-time list behind Jane Colebrook's 2:01.12 from 1977. She would remain second on the British indoor all-time list until Kelly Holmes ran 1:59.21 in 2003.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain / England
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	15th (h)	800 m	2:01.70
			7th	4 × 400 m	3:28.01
1978	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	4th	800 m	2:03.41
	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslavkia	11th (sf)	800 m	2:01.69
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen, Germany	3rd	800 m	2:01.5
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf)

External links

• Liz Barnes at World Athletics
• Liz Barnes at Tilastopaja (registration required)
• Liz Barnes at Power of 10 (archived)
• Liz Barnes at Olympedia
• Liz Barnes at InterSportStats