Helen Blake

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Helen Blake
Personal information
NicknamePinky
NationalityJamaican
Born (1951-05-01) 1 May 1951 (age 73)
Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event400 metres

Helen Blake (born 1 May 1951) is a Jamaican sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] Blake finished fourth in the 400 metres at the 1975 Pan American Games and sixth in the 400 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games.

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
1975 Central American and Caribbean Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st400 m54.8
1st800 m2:17.5
Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 4th400 m 52.43
4th4 × 400 m relay 3:32.38
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 32nd (h)400 m 53.93
4 × 400 m relay DQ
1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico 2nd400 m52.88
2nd800 m2:08.87
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:42.38
World Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany 5th4 × 400 m relay 3:31.0 1
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín, Colombia 3rd400 m 53.40
4th800 m 2:09.37
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:41.69
Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 7th400 m 54.15
19th (h)800 m 2:20.79
6th4 × 400 m relay 3:37.92
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 6th400 m 53.41
9th (h)800 m 2:10.2

1Representing the Americas

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Blake Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.