Anita Neil

Anita Neil ( Doris Anita Neil; born April 5, 1950 in Wellingborough ) is a former British sprinter .

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she reached the quarter-finals over 100 m and came in seventh place in the 4-by-100-meter relay .

In 1969 she won at the European Athletics Championships in Athens over 100 m and with the British team in the 4 x 100 meter relay bronze.

At the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970 she was sixth over 100 m and won silver with the English 4 x 100 meter relay. In 1971 she was eighth over 100 m at the European Championships in Helsinki .

At the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968, she was eliminated over 100 m in the quarter-finals and was seventh in the 4-by-100-meter relay .

In 1970 she became English champion over 100 m.

Personal best

• 100 m: 11.55 s, September 1, 1972, Munich (hand-stopped: 11.3 s, May 3, 1971, Tel Aviv )
• 200 m : 23.6 s, September 18, 1970, Bucharest
• Long jump : 6.27 m, August 29, 1970, Leicester

Web links

• Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
• Anita Neil in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
• Anita Neil in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
• Anita Neil in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )