Pat Pryce

Pat Pryce
(née Nutting)
Mary Rand, Lia Hinten and Pat Pryce in 1964
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1942-01-04) 4 January 1942 (age 83)
Willesden, London, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHurdling
ClubRuislip & Northwood AC
Hillingdon AC

Patricia Anne Pryce (née Nutting; born 4 January 1942) is an English former hurdler who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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Nutting finished second behind Carole Quinton in the 80 metres hurdles event at the 1958 WAAA Championships[1] and then third behind Mary Bignal the following year at the 1959 WAAA Championships and third behind Quinton in 1960.[2]

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she represented Great Britain in the 80 metres hurdles event.[3]

A WAAA title eluded her until she became the national 200 metres hurdles champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1961 WAAA Championships.[4] The longer distance suited her and she retained the title at the 1962 WAAA Championships.[5][6]

Later that year, Nutting represented England in the 80 metres hurdles and long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[7] At the 1963 WAAA Championships, Nutting won three titles, all over the hurdles at distances of 80, 100 and 200 metres.[2]

Nutting married frederick Pryce in early 1964 and competed under her married name thereafter[8] and she duly retained both the 80 and 100 metres title at the 1964 WAAA Championships.[2]

Pryce competed in the 80 metres hurdles in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[9]

Pryce won her eighth and last WAAA Championships title in the 80 metres hurdles at 1968 WAAA Championships.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "England's Girl Athletes Can Hold Australians". Weekly Dispatch (London). 8 June 1958. Retrieved 19 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b c d "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Britain find a stand-in for Carole - From Australia". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 9 July 1961. Retrieved 22 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Golden girls serve up a record rush". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 8 July 1962. Retrieved 23 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  7. ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  8. ^ "Marriages". Free BMD. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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