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Val Peat

Valerie Peat, née Valerie Wild, was a British international sprinter who competed at the Olympic Games.

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Val Peat
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1947-04-30)30 April 1947
Thurnscoe, England
Died14 May 1997(1997-05-14) (aged 50)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprinting
ClubDorothy Hyman TC, Barnsley
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh 4 x 100m relay
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Athens 200 metres
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Athens 4 × 100 metres relay

Valerie Peat, née Valerie Wild, (30 April 1947 – 14 May 1997) was a British international sprinter who competed at the Olympic Games.1

Biography

Peat became both the national 100 metres champion and national 200 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships titles at the 1968 WAAA Championships.234

Later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Peat represented Great Britain in the women's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.5

Peat represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.678

References

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Val Peat Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. "World-Beater Vera". Sunday Post. 21 July 1968. Retrieved 2 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  4. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  5. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  6. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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