Regina Joyce

Regina Joyce

Personal information
Nationality	Irish/American
Born	7 February 1957 Surrey, England
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Club	Crawley AC Westport Athletics Club

Regina Joyce (born 7 February 1957) is an English born, Irish/American retired female long-distance runner, who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Regina Joyce and her younger sister Monica Joyce grew up with their parents in Sussex, England. Both sisters originally competed for England as junior athletes but switched to Ireland in 1982, based on the citizenship of their parents, for competitive reasons.^{[ citation needed ]}

Joyce won the British WAAA Championships title in the 3,000 metres event at the 1980 WAAA Championships. ^{[1] [2]}

She set her personal best in the marathon with 2:32.56 in Scottsdale 1982. Also in 1982 she finished second behind her younger sister Monica at the 1982 WAAA Championships. ^[3]

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Joyce finished 23rd in the marathon. Her sister Monica also competed in the 1984 Olympics in the 3000 metres. Joyce competed as an NCAA athlete in the U.S. for the University of Washington, where she set school records in every event from 1500m to 10 km. ^{[4] [5]}

Joyce became an American citizen in 1993, ^[6] and continues to run in the Masters division.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Ireland
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	Marathon	2:33:52
1984	World Cross Country Championships	New York City, United States	21st	5 km	16:35
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	23rd	Marathon	2:37:57

References

1. "Athletics" . Sunday Express. 17 August 1980. Retrieved 14 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
3. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
4. "Archives". Los Angeles Times .
5. "Player Bio: Regina Joyce - University of Washington Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
6. "Where Are They Now: Regina Joyce". 26 November 2003.

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