Norine Braithwaite
Norine Braithwaite running at Hadrian's Wall 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Athletics |
| Born | 29 January 1951 Preston, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Norine Dorothy Braithwaite (born 1951), is a female former athlete who competed for England.
Biography
Braithwaite attended Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, living in Scorton.[1] Her father was Bob Braithwaite who received a medal in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] At the University of Manchester[3] she studied Spanish.[4]
Braithwaite finished third behind Rita Ridley in the 1500 metres event at the 1970 WAAA Championships[5] and one month later competed for England in the 800 and 1,500 metres, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6][7]
Braithwaite finished second behind Joan Allison at the 1973 WAAA Championships[8] and also represented England in the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Waregem, where she won a gold medal in the team event.
The following year she represented England in the 1,500 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[9]
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Monday 18 March 1968, page 15
- ^ Manchester Evening News Wednesday 15 July 1970, page 20
- ^ Manchester Evening News Thursday 8 June 1972, page 18
- ^ Daily Mirror Friday 15 May 1970, page 27
- ^ "Sheila Romps To Win Over Lillian". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 21 June 1970. Retrieved 6 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.