Judy Vernon

Judy Vernon (actually Judith Ann Vernon, nee Toeneboehn; born September 22, 1945 in St. Louis , United States ) is a former British hurdler who was also used in the 4 x 100 meter relay because of her sprint strength .

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, she was eliminated over 100 m hurdles in the preliminary run and was seventh in the 4 x 100 meter relay .

In 1974 she won over 100 m hurdles at the British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch and won silver with the English 4 x 100 meter relay. At the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Gothenburg she was fourth over 60 m hurdles, and at the European Athletics Championships in Rome she reached the semi-finals over 100 m hurdles.

In 1973 she became English champion over 100 m hurdles and in 1973 and 1974 English indoor champion over 60 m hurdles.

Personal best

• 100 m : 11.8 s, 1972
• 60 m hurdles (hall): 8.23 ​​s, March 9, 1974, Gothenburg (hand-stopped: 8.2 s, February 23, 1974, Cosford )
• 100 m hurdles: 13.0 s, June 29, 1974, Warsaw
• 400 m hurdles : 59.87 s, 14 September 1973, London

Web links

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