Thelwyn Bateman

Thelwyn Bateman (born December 28, 1944 ) is a former British middle and long distance runner .

At the beginning of her career she was a sprinter . At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston in 1966 , she was eliminated over 100 yards , 220 yards and 440 yards in advance and was fifth with the Welsh 4-by-110-yard relay.

In 1969 she was eliminated at the European Athletics Championships in Athens over 1500 m and in 1970 at the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh over 800 m in the preliminary run.

At the Cross Country World Championships she took part three times for Wales and once for England (1976) with the following placements:

• 1973 in Waregem : 48
• 1975 in Rabat : 34
• 1976 in Chepstow : 32
• 1982 in Rome : 74

In 1980 and 1981 she was the English indoor champion over 3000 m . She was five times Welsh champion in cross-country running (1968-1970, 1973, 1982), four times over 800 m or 880 yards (1968-1970, 1972) and once over 400 m (1971).

Personal bests

• 100 yards: 11.1 s, 1964
• 100 m : 12.1 s, 1964
• 200 m : 24.6 s, 1965
• 400 m: 55.8 s, 1966
• 800 m: 2: 04.4 min, 25 July 1971, London
• 1500 m: 4: 18.26 min, August 16, 1980, London
• 3000 m: 9: 18.62 min, August 18, 1978, London

Web links

• Athlete portrait at Power of Ten
• Thelwyn Bateman in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)