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Val Rutter
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Valerie Joy Rutter née Harrison (born 30 October 1954), is a female former athlete who competed for England.
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Biography
[edit]Harrison finished third behind Ilona Gusenbauer in the high jump event at the 1973 WAAA Championships[1][2] before becoming British high jump champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1974 WAAA Championships.[3][4]
In between the WAAA Championships, Harrison represented England in the high jump event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[5][6]
Harrison married Raymond Rutter in the Summer of 1977 and competed under her married name thereafter.[7]
Four years later, Rutter represented England again in the high jump event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletic Results". Sunday Mirror. 22 July 1973. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Crystal Palace Results". Sunday Express. 22 July 1973. Retrieved 7 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
- ^ "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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