Joanne Mulliner

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Joanne Mulliner
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Born (1966-08-18) 18 August 1966 (age 57)
Cosford, Shropshire, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Heptathlon
ClubWBAC, Wolverhampton

Joanne Carol Mulliner (born 18 August 1966) is a female English former athlete.

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Athletics career

Mulliner represented Great Britain in the women's heptathlon at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. [1] She achieved her best score of 6094 points on 7 June 1987 in Arles, to become only the fourth British woman to score over 6000 points, after Tessa Sanderson, Judy Simpson and Kim Hagger. As of 2018, she ranks 11th on the UK all-time list. [2] She represented England, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland [3] [4] and represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where she finished fourth in the heptathlon on both occasions. [5] [6] [7]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain / Flag of England.svg  England
1982 World Gymnasiade Lille, France3rd100 m hurdles14.54
1stLong jump 5.89 m [8]
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom4thHeptathlon5659w
European Championships Stuttgart, Germany14thHeptathlon5564
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy15thHeptathlon5842
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea19thHeptathlon5746
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand4thHeptathlon5913
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia12thHeptathlon5849

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References

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