Denise Brown (athlete)

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Denise Brown
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1955-05-01) 1 May 1955 (age 69)
Beckenham, Greater London, England
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventHigh jump
ClubWBAC, Wolverhampton

Denise Brown (born 1 May 1955) is a British retired athlete who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

Brown became the British high jump champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1975 WAAA Championships [2] and retained the title at the 1976 WAAA Championships. [3] [4]

At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, she represented Great Britain in the women's high jump competition. [5]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Brown Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  2. "Athletic Results" . Sunday Mirror. 20 July 1975. Retrieved 8 March 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  5. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 March 2025.