Norine Dorothy Braithwaite (born 1951), is a female former athlete who competed for England.
Early life
She attended Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, living in Scorton.[1] Her father was Bob Braithwaite who received a medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]
At the University of Manchester[3] she studied Spanish.[4]
Athletics career
Norine Braithwaite is a former international athlete who represented Great Britain at 800 metres and 1,500 metres between 1970 and 1976. She also competed for England in the 800 and 1,500 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6] Four years later she ran in the 1,500 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[7]
She also represented England in the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Waregem, where she won a gold medal in the team event.
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Monday 18 March 1968, page 15
- ^ Manchester Evening News Wednesday 15 July 1970, page 20
- ^ Manchester Evening News Thursday 8 June 1972, page 18
- ^ Daily Mirror Friday 15 May 1970, page 27
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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