Yvette Wray
Yvette Wray ( Yvette Julie Wray, married Luker; born October 18, 1958 in Scraptoft , Leicestershire ) is a former British pentathlete , hurdler and sprinter .
In 1978 she won silver in the pentathlon for England at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton . At the European Athletics Championships in Prague she came in 13th place.
In the pentathlon at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, she finished 16th.
In 1982 she was eliminated from the European Championships in Athens over 400 m hurdles in the preliminary run. At the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane , she won bronze in the 400 m hurdles and came fourth with the English team in the 4 x 400 meter relay .
In 1986 she was fifth over 400 m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and failed in the first round at the European Championships in Stuttgart .
In 1983, 1985 and 1986 she was English champion in over 400 m hurdles and in 1986 British champion, in 1978 she was English champion in pentathlon and over 60 m hurdles from 1980 to 1982 three times in a row English indoor champion.
Personal best
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400 m : 53.76 s, 22 August 1981, Birmingham
- Hall: 53.49s, Jan. 14, 1984, Cosford
- 50 m hurdles (hall): 7.03 s, February 21, 1981, Grenoble (former British record)
- 60 m hurdles (hall): 8.24 s, February 11, 1981, Cosford
- 100 m hurdles : 13.50 s, September 8, 1979, Mexico City
- 400 m hurdles: 56.46 s, July 11, 1981, Oslo
- Pentathlon: 4278 points, July 15, 1979, Bremerhaven
- Pentathlon (hall): 3784 points, January 7, 1978, Cosford
Web links
- Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
- Page no longer available , search in web archives: athlete portrait at TOPS in athletics ) (
- Yvette Wray in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Yvette Wray in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Wray, Yvette |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wray, Yvette Julie; Luker, Yvette |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pentathlete, hurdler and sprinter |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Scraptoft , Leicestershire |