Judy Vernon

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Judy Vernon
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Women's athletics
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Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 100 m hurdles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch 4 x 100 m

Judith Ann 'Judy' Vernon (born 22 September 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a female English former 100 metres hurdler.

Athletics career

Vernon represented England and won a gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. [1] [2] [3]

A member of Mitcham Athletics Club, she also competed in the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal in the 100 metres hurdles and in the Great Britain 4x100 metres relay team which finished in 7th place in the final. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "1974 Games". Team England.
  2. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. Judy Vernon at the Power of 10 . Retrieved 24 August 2013
  5. Judy Vernon at Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 24 August 2013