Barbara Simmonds

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Barbara Simmonds
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1961-10-06) 6 October 1961 (age 62)
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Brisbane high jump

Barbara Aileen Simmonds (born 1961), is a female former athlete who competed for England.

Athletics career[edit]

Simmonds was a double National Champion after winning the 1979 and 1982 AAA National Championship title in the high jump.[1]

She represented England in the high jump, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2] Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the high jump event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "AAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS.
  2. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.