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Judy Vernon

Judy Vernon
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born25 September 1945
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventhurdles/sprints
ClubMitcham AC
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch 100 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch 4 × 100 m

Judith Ann 'Judy' Vernon (born 22 September 1945) is a female English former 100 metres hurdler, who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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Vernon, a member of Mitcham Athletic Club, finished second behind Sharon Colyear in the 200 metres hurdles event at the 1971 WAAA Championships.[1]

At the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, she represented Great Britain in the women's 100 metres hurdles and in the 4 × 100 metres relay team which finished in 7th place in the final.[2] [3]

Vernon became the British 100 metres hurdles champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1973 WAAA Championships.[4]

She represented England and won a gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Women's AAA Results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 18 July 1971. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Judy Vernon at the Power of 10 . Retrieved 24 August 2013
  3. ^ Judy Vernon at Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 24 August 2013
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  5. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  6. ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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