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Pat Lowe-Cropper
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Patricia Barbara Cropper, née Lowe MBE (born 15 September 1943) is a British retired 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.
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Biography
[edit]Lowe who raced for Birchfield Harriers represented England at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3]
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she represented Great Britain in the 800 metres event.[4]
Lowe became the national 800 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1969 WAAA Championships.[5] The following year Lowe won a silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6]
In July 1971, Lowe finished third Canadian Abby Hoffman at the 1971 WAAA Championships and then later that year Lowe married fellow Birchfield Harriers athlete Dave Cropper and competed under her married name thereafter.[7]
Cropper finished second behind Mary Tracey at the 1972 WAAA Championships[8][9] before competing in her second Olympics Games, this time representing Great Britain in Munich.[4]
Cropper appeared at a third consecutive Commonwealth Games at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Hyman Back In Glory". Sunday Mirror. 20 July 1969. Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
