Val Peat
Val Peat (actually Valerie Peat, nee Wild; born April 30, 1947 in Thurnscoe , South Yorkshire , † May 14, 1997 ) was a British sprinter .
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she reached the semi-finals over 100 m .
In 1969 she won bronze over 200 m at the European Athletics Championships in Athens and with the British team in the 4 x 100 meter relay . She was fourth over 100 m .
At the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970 she was fourth in the 100 m and won silver with the English 4 x 100 meter relay. In 1971 she was eliminated from the European Championships in Helsinki over 100 m in the preliminary run and was sixth with the British 4 x 100 meter relay.
In 1968 she became the English champion over 100 m and 200 m.
Personal bests
- 100 m: 11.39 s, October 14, 1968, Mexico City
- 200 m: 23.34 s, September 19, 1969, Athens
Web links
- Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
- Val Peat in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- Val Peat in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Val Peat in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Peat, Val |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peat, Valerie (real name); Peat, Wild (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thurnscoe , South Yorkshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1997 |