Kirsty Wade
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Kirsty Wade (born 6 August 1962 in Girvan, Scotland) is a former middle distance runner, who was born as Kirsty McDermott and was a Commonwealth Triple Gold Medallist.
Wade competed for Wales in two Commonwealth Games winning a gold medal in the 800 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia and gold medals in both the 800 and 1500 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
She also competed in two World Championships for Great Britain, (1987 and 1991), reaching the final of the 1500m on both occasions. She is also the Welsh record holder for all distances from 800 metres to 2000 metres.
- 800m - 1:57.42 (24 June 1985 Belfast)
- 1000m - 2:33.70 (9 August 1985 Gateshead)
- 1500m - 4:00.73 (26 July 1987 Gateshead)
- 1 mile - 4:19.41 (27 July 1985 Oslo)
- 3000m - 8:47.7h (5 August 1987 Gateshead)
Wade competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the 800 metres and 1500 metres, and at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the 1500 metres.
Wade became an Olympic Torchbearer for the 2012 London Olympics, carrying the torch through Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis on the morning of 11 May 2012. Wade was nominated for her community sports development work on the Isle of Lewis, where she now lives with her husband Tony and their children.
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- 1934 – 1966: 880 yards
- 1970 – 2010: 800 metres
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Wade, Kirsty |
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British athlete |
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6 August 1962 |
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Steve Jones
