Sheila Carey
Sheila Carey ( Sheila Janet Carey, née Taylor; born August 12, 1946 in Coventry ) is a former British middle-distance runner .
At the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968, she was fourth in the 800 m in 2: 03.8 minutes, 1.2 seconds behind bronze medalist Maria Gommers .
In 1970 she was starting eighth over 800 m for England at the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh . The following year she came at the European Athletics Championships in 1971 in Helsinki over 1500 m in eleventh place.
At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, she was fifth in the 1500 m . With her time of 4: 04.81 min she stayed below the world record set by Lyudmila Bragina , who won in 4: 01.38 min, in the semifinals.
In 1974 she was eliminated from the British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch over 800 m in the run and was eleventh over 1500 m.
In 1970 she became English champion over 800 m, in 1967 and 1969 English indoor champion over 880 yards and 800 m and in 1972 Scottish champion over 800 m.
Personal bests
- 800 m: 2: 02.9 min, September 10, 1971, London
- 1500 m: 4: 04.81 min, September 9, 1972, Munich
- 1 mile : 4: 37.16 min, September 14, 1973, London
Web links
- Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
- Sheila Carey in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- Sheila Carey in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Sheila Carey in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Carey, Sheila |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carey, Sheila Janet; Taylor, Sheila |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coventry |