Brit McRoberts

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Brit McRoberts
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Brit Lind-Petersen-McRoberts (born 10 February 1957), also known as Brit Townsend, is a Canadian former track and field athlete who competed in middle-distance running events.

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Born in Copenhagen in Denmark, she later moved to Canada and represented her adoptive country internationally. [1] She made her first appearances for Canada in 1979, placing seventh in the 800 metres at the Pan American Games, then sixth in the 1500 metres at the 1979 IAAF World Cup. [2] Her first national title came in 1980, over 1500 m at the Canadian Track and Field Championships, and she would go on to win three further titles (800 m in 1981 and 1983, then a second 1500 m title in 1986). She set Canadian National records at 800 meters (2:00.02) and 1500 meters (4:03.36) in the 1983 season. [3] She also came first in the women's mile run at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 1984, and broke the National outdoor mile record with a (4:24.61) in Nice, France in 1986. She was a gold medal favourite for the 1500 meters at the Commonwealth Games in 1986 with the fastest time in the Commonwealth heading into the Games but caught a virus that was going around the athletes' village and had to withdraw from the competition. [4]

She won three major medals during her career, all over 1500 m: she was the gold medallist at the 1981 Pacific Conference Games, and claimed bronze at both the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games and the 1987 Pan American Games. [5] [6] [7] She was also an 800 m gold medallist at the Francophonie Games. [8]

McRoberts was a finalist at multiple global events, including the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games. She represented the Americas in two middle-distance events at the 1981 IAAF World Cup and ran for Canada at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics (failing to make the final). [2]

McRoberts graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in Kinesiology and Communications and later returned there becoming the head coach of the track and field programme under her married name, Brit Townsend. [9]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 7th800 m2:06.7
World Cup Montreal, Quebec, Canada6th1500 m4:15.33
1981 Pacific Conference Games Christchurch, New Zealand1st1500 m4:11.87
Francophonie Games Rabat, Morocco1st800 m2:05.03
World Cup Rome, Italy7th800 m2.02.19
6th1500 m4:09.66
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland8th 1500 m 4:05.73
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States7th 1500 m 4:05.98
1985 World Indoor Games Paris, France3rd1500 m4:11.83
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom7th800 m2:05.10
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy8th (heats) 1500 m 4:08.37
Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States3rd1500 m4:11.35
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand8th800 m2:07.40

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References

  1. ↑ Brit McRoberts. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  2. 1 2 Brit McRoberts. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  3. 1 2 Canadian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  4. 1 2 USA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  5. ↑ Pacific Conference Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  6. ↑ World Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  7. ↑ Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  8. ↑ Francophone Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  9. ↑ SFU Brit Townsend
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