Helen Elleker
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 21 March 1956 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | racewalking |
| Club | Sheffield Derbyshire & South Yorkshire |
Helen Elleker (born 21 March 1956) is a former female track and field athlete who competed for England in the walking events.[1]
Biography
Elleker finished third behind Canadian Ann Peel in the 5,000m walk event at the 1983 WAAA Championships.[2]
The following year Elleker became the British 10,000 metres walk champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1984 WAAA Championships[3][4] and would go on to win it again at the 1985 WAAA Championships and the 1986 WAAA Championships, in addition to becoming the 5,000 metres champion in 1986.[5]
Elleker represented England in the 10,000 metres walk event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "Profile". IAAF.
- ^ "Athletics". Sunday Express. 31 July 1983. Retrieved 16 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Plucky Win for Fatima". Sunday Express. 17 June 1984. Retrieved 20 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.