Liz Sutherland

Liz Sutherland (actually Elizabeth Ann Sutherland, nee Toulalan; born January 5, 1947 ) is a former British sprinter and hurdler .

At the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970 , she was eighth over 100 m and was eliminated over 200 m in the semifinals. With the Scottish team, she was fourth in the 4 x 100 meter relay .

In 1978 she reached the semi-finals at the European Athletics Championships in Prague over 400 m hurdles .

Over 400 m hurdles she became English champion in 1977 and British champion in 1978 and over 60 m hurdles in 1976 English indoor champion. She was three times Scottish champion over 100 m hurdles (1967, 1968, 1975), twice over 400 m hurdles (1977, 1978) and once each over 200 m (1977) and in pentathlon (1967).

Personal bests

• 100 m: 11.66 s, April 7, 1976, Potchefstroom (hand-stopped: 11.4 s, June 30, 1973, Leipzig )
• 200 m: 24.14 s, 21 July 1970, Edinburgh
• 60 m hurdles (hall): 8.3 s, January 24, 1976, Cosford
• 100 m hurdles: 13.85 s, March 26, 1976, Johannesburg (hand-stopped: 13.5 s, March 29, 1976, Cape Town )
• 400 m hurdles: 57.43 s, July 6, 1978, Düsseldorf

Web links

• Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
• Liz Sutherland in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
• Liz Sutherland in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)