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{{Medal|Bronze|[[1974 European Athletics Championships|1974 Rome]]|[[1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]}} |
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1974 European Athletics Championships|1974 Rome]]|[[1974 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]}} |
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{{Medal|Comp|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}} |
{{Medal|Comp|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}} |
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{{Medal|Gold|[[1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1975 |
{{Medal|Gold|[[1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1975 Katowice]]|60 m}} |
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{{Medal|Silver|[[1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1974 Gothenburg]]|60 m}} |
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{{Medal|Silver|[[1974 British Commonwealth Games|1974 Christchurch]]|[[Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games|100 m]]}} |
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{{Medal|Silver|[[1974 British Commonwealth Games|1974 Christchurch]]|[[Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games|4 × 100 m relay]]}} |
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{{Medal|Gold|[[1977 IAAF World Cup|1977 Düsseldorf]]|4 × 100 m relay}} |
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'''Andrea Joan Caron Lynch''' (born November |
'''Andrea Joan Caron Lynch''' (born 24 November 1952) is a British former [[track and field]] [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] who competed mainly in the [[100 metres]]. A two-time Olympian, the peak of her career was becoming a bronze medallist in the 100 m at the [[1974 European Athletics Championships|1974 European Championships]] and a double silver medallist in the 100 m and [[4 × 100 metres relay]] at the [[1974 British Commonwealth Games]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ecw.htm European Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cgw.htm Commonwealth Games (Women)]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> A former [[List of British records in athletics|British record]] holder in the 100 m, she has a hand-timed best of 10.9 seconds in 1974 and an [[Fully automatic time|auto-timed]] best of 11.16 secs in 1975.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/gbnatrec.htm UK National Records]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> Her 200 metres best is 23.15 secs in 1975. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Born in [[Barbados]], she moved to England with her family at a young age. She would later apply to represent the country of her birth for the [[1970 British Commonwealth Games]], but decided to compete for Britain after she failed to receive a response.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=757&dat=19750908&id=B8cIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wEQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2298,743331&hl=en Sprinter Denies Rumors of Representing Barbados]. ''The Virgin Islands Daily News'' (1975 |
Born in [[Barbados]], she moved to England with her family at a young age. She would later apply to represent the country of her birth for the [[1970 British Commonwealth Games]], but decided to compete for Britain after she failed to receive a response.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=757&dat=19750908&id=B8cIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wEQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2298,743331&hl=en Sprinter Denies Rumors of Representing Barbados]. ''The Virgin Islands Daily News'' (8 September 1975). Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> She proved herself as a young sprinter for Britain, winning at the [[English Schools' Athletics Championships]] over 100 m in 1970 and over [[200 metres]] in 1971.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/esg.htm English Schools Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> She was the 100 m winner at the 1970 [[British Schools International Match]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/bs.htm British Schools International Match]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> Her first major medal came at the [[1970 European Athletics Junior Championships]], being 100 m silver medallist behind Poland's [[Helena Kerner]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ejw.htm European Junior Championships (Women)]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> |
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In 1974 she equalled the [[List of world records in athletics|world record]] for the [[60 metres]], running 7.2 seconds.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/wrb.htm World Records Set In Britain]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on |
In 1974 she equalled the [[List of world records in athletics|world record]] for the [[60 metres]], running 7.2 seconds.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/wrb.htm World Records Set In Britain]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> She had some of her greatest successes in that indoor event, winning the gold medal at the [[1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships]], having previously won a silver at the competition in [[1974 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1974]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/eiw.htm European Athletics Indoor Championships (Women)]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> |
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Lynch represented [[Great Britain at the Olympics]] in 1972 and 1976. In her first appearance, while still a teenager, she was a semi-finalist in the 100 m and was seventh in the 4 × 100 metres relay. Returning four years later, she made the [[100 metres at the Olympics|Olympic 100 metres final]] and placed seventh, as well as making the relay final.<ref name=SR>[ |
Lynch represented [[Great Britain at the Olympics]] in 1972 and 1976. In her first appearance, while still a teenager, she was a semi-finalist in the 100 m and was seventh in the 4 × 100 metres relay. Returning four years later, she made the [[100 metres at the Olympics|Olympic 100 metres final]] and placed seventh, as well as making the relay final.<ref name=SR>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190958/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ly/andrea-lynch-1.html Andrea Lynch]. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> |
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The following year she was runner-up to [[Renate Stecher]] at the [[1975 European Cup (athletics)|1975 European Cup]] and took her last major individual medals at the [[Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade|1977 Universiade]] (a 100 m silver and 200 m bronze).<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgw.htm World Student Games (Women)]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on |
The following year she was runner-up to [[Renate Stecher]] at the [[1975 European Cup (athletics)|1975 European Cup]] and took her last major individual medals at the [[Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade|1977 Universiade]] (a 100 m silver and 200 m bronze).<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgw.htm World Student Games (Women)]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> Her only global level medal came with the European relay team at the [[1977 IAAF World Cup]], where she teamed up with national rival [[Sonia Lannaman]] and West Germany's [[Annegret Richter]] and [[Elvira Possekel]] to claim the gold.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121026100106/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/79/40/20100809103225_httppostedfile_split2010_21818.pdf IAAF Statistics Book Split 2010]. IAAF. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> |
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At national level she won three 100 m title at the [[AAA Championships]] and three 60 m titles at the [[AAA Indoor Championships]] (1973, 1975 and 1976).<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm AAA Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on |
At national level she won three 100 m title at the [[AAA Championships]] and three 60 m titles at the [[AAA Indoor Championships]] (1973, 1975 and 1976).<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm AAA Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaai.htm AAA Indoor Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> She was runner-up in both 100 m and 200 m to Sonia Lannaman at the inaugural [[1977 UK Athletics Championships]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/uk.htm UK Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> She also competed as a guest at the [[Scottish Athletics Championships]] in 1972 and won both short sprints.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/sco.htm Scottish Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> |
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After retiring from competitive [[sport of athletics|athletics]], she remained involved with the sport and took up sprint coaching, including top ranked national junior sprinter Kyle Reynolds-Warmington at [[Belgrave Harriers]].<ref>[http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics-news/sweet-success-for-athletes-at-sheffield Sweet success for athletes at Sheffield]. England Athletics ( |
After retiring from competitive [[sport of athletics|athletics]], she remained involved with the sport and took up sprint coaching, including top ranked national junior sprinter Kyle Reynolds-Warmington at [[Belgrave Harriers]].<ref>[http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics-news/sweet-success-for-athletes-at-sheffield Sweet success for athletes at Sheffield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714022307/http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics-news/sweet-success-for-athletes-at-sheffield |date=14 July 2016 }}. England Athletics (13 February 2016). Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=41332 Andrea Lynch]. Power of 10. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> |
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She was formerly married to Canadian Olympic sprinter [[Brian Saunders (athlete)|Brian Saunders]].<ref name=SR/> |
She was formerly married to Canadian Olympic sprinter [[Brian Saunders (athlete)|Brian Saunders]].<ref name=SR/> |
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|46.30<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110902132558/http://wjah.co.uk/wojc/EUJC/EUJC1970.html 1970 European Junior Championships]. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.</ref> |
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==External links== |
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* {{Olympics.com profile|andrea-joan-caron-lynch}} |
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[[Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:42, 12 December 2024
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Women's athletics | ||
Representing Great Britain | ||
European Championships | ||
1974 Rome | 100 m | |
European Indoor Championships | ||
1975 Katowice | 60 m | |
1974 Gothenburg | 60 m | |
Representing England | ||
British Commonwealth Games | ||
1974 Christchurch | 100 m | |
1974 Christchurch | 4 × 100 m relay | |
Representing Europe | ||
World Cup | ||
1977 Düsseldorf | 4 × 100 m relay |
Andrea Joan Caron Lynch (born 24 November 1952) is a British former track and field sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres. A two-time Olympian, the peak of her career was becoming a bronze medallist in the 100 m at the 1974 European Championships and a double silver medallist in the 100 m and 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.[1][2] A former British record holder in the 100 m, she has a hand-timed best of 10.9 seconds in 1974 and an auto-timed best of 11.16 secs in 1975.[3] Her 200 metres best is 23.15 secs in 1975.
Career
[edit]Born in Barbados, she moved to England with her family at a young age. She would later apply to represent the country of her birth for the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, but decided to compete for Britain after she failed to receive a response.[4] She proved herself as a young sprinter for Britain, winning at the English Schools' Athletics Championships over 100 m in 1970 and over 200 metres in 1971.[5] She was the 100 m winner at the 1970 British Schools International Match.[6] Her first major medal came at the 1970 European Athletics Junior Championships, being 100 m silver medallist behind Poland's Helena Kerner.[7]
In 1974 she equalled the world record for the 60 metres, running 7.2 seconds.[8] She had some of her greatest successes in that indoor event, winning the gold medal at the 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships, having previously won a silver at the competition in 1974.[9]
Lynch represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 1972 and 1976. In her first appearance, while still a teenager, she was a semi-finalist in the 100 m and was seventh in the 4 × 100 metres relay. Returning four years later, she made the Olympic 100 metres final and placed seventh, as well as making the relay final.[10]
The following year she was runner-up to Renate Stecher at the 1975 European Cup and took her last major individual medals at the 1977 Universiade (a 100 m silver and 200 m bronze).[11] Her only global level medal came with the European relay team at the 1977 IAAF World Cup, where she teamed up with national rival Sonia Lannaman and West Germany's Annegret Richter and Elvira Possekel to claim the gold.[12]
At national level she won three 100 m title at the AAA Championships and three 60 m titles at the AAA Indoor Championships (1973, 1975 and 1976).[13][14] She was runner-up in both 100 m and 200 m to Sonia Lannaman at the inaugural 1977 UK Athletics Championships.[15] She also competed as a guest at the Scottish Athletics Championships in 1972 and won both short sprints.[16]
After retiring from competitive athletics, she remained involved with the sport and took up sprint coaching, including top ranked national junior sprinter Kyle Reynolds-Warmington at Belgrave Harriers.[17][18]
She was formerly married to Canadian Olympic sprinter Brian Saunders.[10]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1970 | European Junior Championships | Colombes, France | 2nd | 100 m | 12.19 |
11th (sf) | 200 m | 24.7 | |||
5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.30[19] | |||
1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, Germany | 15th (sf) | 100 m | 11.64 |
7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.71 | |||
1974 | British Commonwealth Games | Christchurch, New Zealand | 2nd | 100 m | 11.31 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.30 | |||
European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 60 m | 7.17 | |
European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 100 m | 11.28 | |
17th (h) | 200 m | 24.22 | |||
4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.94 | |||
1975 | European Indoor Championships | Katowice, Poland | 1st | 60 m | 7.17 |
European Cup | Nice, France | 2nd | 100 m | 11.37 | |
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 7th | 100 m | 11.32 |
8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.79 | |||
1977 | Universiade | Sofia, Bulgaria | 2nd | 100 m | 11.22 |
3rd | 200 m | 23.23 | |||
IAAF World Cup | Düsseldorf, West Germany | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.51 | |
(#) indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf) |
National titles
[edit]- AAA Championships
- 100 metres: 1973, 1975, 1976
- AAA Indoor Championships
- 60 metres: 1973, 1975, 1976
- Scottish Athletics Championships
- 100 metres: 1972
- 200 metres: 1972
See also
[edit]- List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)
- List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
- List of 100 metres national champions (women)
References
[edit]- ^ European Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ Commonwealth Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ UK National Records. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ Sprinter Denies Rumors of Representing Barbados. The Virgin Islands Daily News (8 September 1975). Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ English Schools Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ British Schools International Match. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ European Junior Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ World Records Set In Britain. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ European Athletics Indoor Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b Andrea Lynch. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ World Student Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ IAAF Statistics Book Split 2010. IAAF. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ AAA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ Scottish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ Sweet success for athletes at Sheffield Archived 14 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine. England Athletics (13 February 2016). Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ Andrea Lynch. Power of 10. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
- ^ 1970 European Junior Championships. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 30 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1952 births
- English female sprinters
- British female sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- English athletics coaches
- Female sports coaches
- Black British sportswomen
- Barbadian emigrants to England
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Great Britain
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade
- Olympic female sprinters
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportswomen