Penny Forse
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 7 June 1949 Chichester, England |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle-distance running |
| Club | Portsmouth Atalanta AC |
Penelope Ann Forse, née Yule (born 7 June 1949) is a female retired British middle-distance runner who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, Yule represented Great Britain in the women's 1500 metres.[2] The following month Yule became the British 1500 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1976 WAAA Championships[3][4] and successfully retained the title at the title at the 1977 WAAA Championships.[5][6]
She finished seventh at the 1980 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a silver medal in the team competition.[7]
She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[8][9]
Yule married Alan Forse in late 1979 and competed under her married name thereafter.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Penny Yule Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ "Super Andrea Powers Home". Sunday Express. 22 August 1976. Retrieved 8 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletics". Birmingham Daily Post. 23 August 1976. Retrieved 8 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ↑
Magnusson, Tomas (8 February 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Paris Lonchamp Date: Sunday, March 9, 1980, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 18 October 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ↑ "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- English women middle-distance runners
- British women middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Sportspeople from Chichester
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- 20th-century English sportswomen