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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1947 Thurnscoe, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 May 1997 (aged 50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprinting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dorothy Hyman TC, Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valerie Peat, née Valerie Wild, (30 April 1947 – 14 May 1997) was a British international sprinter who competed at the Olympic Games.[1]
Biography
[edit]Peat became both the national 100 metres champion and national 200 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships titles at the 1968 WAAA Championships.[2][3][4]
Later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Peat represented Great Britain in the women's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[5]
Peat represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Val Peat Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ "World-Beater Vera". Sunday Post. 21 July 1968. Retrieved 2 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
External links
[edit]- Val Peat at World Athletics
- Val Peat at Power of 10 (archived)
- Val Peat at Olympedia
- Val Peat at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Val Peat at InterSportStats
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