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Pat Lowe-Cropper

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Pat Lowe
Personal information
Full namePat Lowe-Cropper
NationalityBritish
Born (1943-09-15) 15 September 1943 (age 81)
Leicester, Great Britain
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event800 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Athens 4 x 400 metres relay
Silver medal – second place 1971 Helsinki 800 metres
Representing  England
British Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh 800 metres

Patricia Barbara Lowe-Cropper MBE (born 15 September 1943) is a British middle-distance runner. She competed in the 800 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] She was appointed MBE in the 1974 Birthday Honours.

She also represented England at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3] Four years later she won a silver medal in the 800 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4] In 1974 she competed in her third consecutive Games at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pat Lowe-Cropper Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  6. ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.