Barbara Inkpen

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Barbara Inkpen
Personal information
Born28 October 1949 (1949-10-28)
Farnham, Surrey, England
Died3 September 2021(2021-09-03) (aged 71)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1971 Helsinki High jump
Representing  England
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch High jump

Barbara Jean Lawton (née Inkpen; 28 October 1949 – 3 September 2021) was a track and field athlete from England, who mainly competed in the high jump event during her career.[1]

Athletics career[]

Inkpen trained at Aldershot, Farnham & District AC and represented Great Britain at two Summer Olympics (1968 and 1972).[2] She represented England and won a gold medal in the high jump event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[3][4][5] She was also runner up in the 1972 Sports Woman Of The Year.

References[]

  1. ^ "Barbara Inkpen". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Inkpen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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