Pat Jones (hurdler)

Last updated

Patricia Ann "Pat" Jones (born 20 June 1942) is a British former track and field hurdler who mostly competed in the 80 metres hurdles.

Contents

Born in Croydon, England, Jones became a member of Birchfield Harriers, a Birmingham-based athletic club. [1] She made two high-profile international appearances in the 80 metres hurdles during her career: she was runner-up to East Germany's Karin Balzer at the 1967 European Cup, [2] and represented her country at the 1968 Summer Olympics (being eliminated in the first round). [1] She also won the 1967 European Cup semi-final with a best of 10.6 seconds, which ranked her eighth in the world for the discipline that year. [3] [4]

At national level, Jones won multiple hurdles titles at the WAAA Championships, three over 80 metres, two in the 100 metres hurdles, and three in the 200 metres hurdles. She was also runner-up to Olympic winner Mary Peters in the WAAA women's pentathlon in 1965. [5] She also competed at the AAA Indoor Championships and though she never won a title there she reached the 60-yard hurdles podium in 1965 and 1966, as well as the podium of the 1966 220 yards sprint. [6] In regional competition, she had two wins in the 200 m hurdles at the North of England Athletics Championships (1962, 1963), [7] and twelve individual wins at the Midland Counties Championships, including straight wins in the 80 m hurdles from 1964 to 1969, consecutive wins in the 200 m hurdles from 1964 to 1967, and three wins in the pentathlon between 1965 and 1968 (interrupted by Rosemary Payne in 1966). [8]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1967 European Cup Kyiv, Soviet Union2nd80 m hurdles10.9
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico6th (heats) 80 m hurdles 11.0

National titles

Related Research Articles

Pamela Kilborn-Ryan, AM, MBE is an Australian former athlete who set world records as a hurdler. For three years, she was ranked as the world's top woman hurdler.

Wellesley K. Clayton is a Jamaican former long jumper who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pat Pryce</span> English hurdler

Patricia Anne "Pat" Pryce is a retired English hurdler.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Magalì Vettorazzo</span> Italian pentathlete

Maria "Magalì" Vettorazzo was an Italian female pentathlete who won a bronze medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games in 100 metres hurdles.

Marion Fawkes is a British former racewalker. She was the first official female world champion in racewalking through her victory at the 1979 IAAF World Race Walking Cup. She broke four world records in her career.

Ilona Bruzsenyák is a Hungarian former track and field athlete who competed in the women's pentathlon, long jump and 100 metres hurdles. She was the gold medallist in the long jump at the 1974 European Athletics Championships. Bruzsenyák represented her nation at the Summer Olympics in 1972 and 1976, competing in both long jump and pentathlon. She was a ten-time national champion at the Hungarian Athletics Championships.

Valentina Nikolayevna Tikhomirova is a Russian former track and field athlete who competed in the women's pentathlon for the Soviet Union. She was the gold medallist at the 1966 European Athletics Championships and a five-time national pentathlon champion.

Mirosława Kazimiera Sarna is a Polish former track and field athlete who competed in the long jump, short sprints and the women's pentathlon. She was the gold medallist in the long jump at the 1969 European Athletics Championships and was twice a bronze medallist in that discipline at the European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Denise Guénard (born Laborie; 13 January 1934 – 23 May 2017 at Saint-Maurice-the-Girard was a French athlete who specialized in the combined events.

Loreen Doloris Hall is an English former sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1985 European Junior Championships, and went on to represent Great Britain in the women's 400 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Pamela Georgina Seaborne was a British hurdler. She competed in the women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She was the bronze medallist at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1977 UK Athletics Championships</span> International athletics championship event

The 1977 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 UK Athletics Championships</span> International athletics championship event

The 1980 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium, London. Three events were contested separately at Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh – the women's 1500 metres and men's 800 metres and 5000 metres. This set of events served as the British Olympic Team Trials for the 1980 Summer Olympics. Two new events were contested for the first time: a men's 10,000 metres track walk and a women's 5000 metres track walk.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1986 UK Athletics Championships</span> International athletics championship event

The 1986 UK Athletics Championships was the national championship in outdoor track and field for the United Kingdom held at Cwmbran Stadium, Cwmbran. It was the fourth time the event was held in the Welsh town. The women's 5000 metres was dropped from the programme and replaced by a women's 10,000 metres event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AAA Indoor Championships</span>

The AAA Indoor Championships was an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost indoor domestic athletics event during its lifetime.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East German Athletics Championships</span>

The East German Athletics Championships was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the East German Athletics Federation, which served as the East German national championships for the sport. The three- or four-day event was held in summer months, varying from late June to early September, and the venue changed on an annual basis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West German Athletics Championships</span>

The West German Athletics Championships was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the German Athletics Association, which served as the West German national championships for the sport. The two- or three-day event was held in summer months, varying from late June to early August, and the venue changed annually.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WAAA Championships</span>

The WAAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (WAAA) in England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event for women during its lifetime.

The 1963 Nordic Athletics Championships was the second edition of the international athletics competition between Nordic countries and was held in Gothenburg, Sweden. It consisted of 34 individual athletics events, 22 for men and 12 for women. This covered a track and field programme plus a men's marathon race.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norwegian Athletics Championships</span>

The Norwegian Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Norwegian Athletics Association, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Norway. Royal trophies (Kongepokal) are given to the most outstanding male and female athletes of the competition.

References

  1. 1 2 Pat Jones. Olympedia. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  2. EUROPEAN CUP A FINAL AND SUPER LEAGUE (WOMEN). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  3. Pat Jones. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  4. European Cup Semi Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  5. WAAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  6. WAAA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  7. North of England Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  8. Midland Counties Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-10-24.