Barbara Simmonds

Barbara Simmonds

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1961-10-06) 6 October 1961 (age 63)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	high jump
Club	Oxford City AC
Medal record Athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1982 Brisbane high jump

Barbara Aileen Simmonds (born 10 June 1961), is a female former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Simmonds represented England in the high jump, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. ^[1] The following year, Simmonds became the British high jump champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1979 WAAA Championships. ^[2]

Simmonds regained the WAAA high jump title at the 1982 WAAA Championships ^{[3] [4]} and shortly afterwards she represented England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, winning a bronze medal in the high jump event. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

References

1. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
2. "Athletics Results" . Sunday Express. 29 July 1979. Retrieved 14 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
5. "Christchurch 1974 Team". Team England. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
6. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
7. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.