Julie Crane

Julie Crane

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	26 September 1976
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	high jump
Club	Sale Harriers
Medal record Representing   Wales Athletics Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne high jump

Julie Crane (born 26 September 1976) is a British and Welsh former track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump. ^[1] She won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. ^[2]

Biography

Crane was born in Nottingham but represented Wales and Sale Harriers. ^[3] Crane graduated from the University of Birmingham with an MSc in Mathematical Sciences in 1999. ^[4]

She won a silver medal representing Wales in the women's high jump event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She had previously represented Wales at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.

Crane was the Welsh record holder for both indoor and outdoor high jump and represented Great Britain at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump. ^[4]

Crane suffered back problems following a car crash in 2004 ^[3] but continued to compete and reached the podium of the British AAA Championships on four occasions in 2002, ^[5] 2003, ^[6] 2004 and 2006. ^{[7] [8]}

Crane announced her retirement from athletics due to injury in 2010. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. Julie Crane. "Profile of Julie CRANE". All-Athletics.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
2. "BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games | Crane silver a slim consolation". BBC News. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
3. Michael Phillips. "Crane carries on jumping for her dream of the Games after car crash wrecked her Athens chances | Sport". The Guardian . Retrieved 20 August 2016.
4. "Athletics & Cross Country alumni". Sport.bham.ac.uk. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
5. "Weekend results - Athletics" . The Scotsman. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Athletics" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
8. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
9. "Athletics: High jumper Julie Crane forced to call time on career". Wales Online. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
10. "Sale star Crane waves goodbye". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 20 August 2016.