Ann Ford (née Yeoman; born 30 March 1952)[1] is an English former middle and long-distance runner. She finished in the top ten at five IAAF World Cross Country Championships, including fourth-place finishes in 1974 and 1976.[2] She also won a World Cross Country Championship team gold medal in 1974 and a bronze medal in 1979 and 1982. She was also a team winner at the International Cross Country Championships in 1972.[3]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  England
| ||
| World Cross Country Championships | ||
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1974 Monza | Team |
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1979 Limerick | Team |
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1982 Rome | Team |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
|
1978 Edmonton | 3000 m |
In 1978, she won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the Commonwealth Games, in a race won by her twin sister Paula Fudge.[4] At the 1988 London Marathon, she finished second to Ingrid Kristiansen,[5] running a personal best time of 2:30:38,[6] to earn selection for the Seoul Olympics. She withdrew from the Olympic team in August 1988 due to injury.
On the road running circuit, she was the 1986 winner of the Reading Half Marathon, the Fleet Half Marathon winner in 1985 and 1988, and won the Nottingham Half Marathon in 1993 and 1997.[3]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain / England
| |||||
| 1972 | International Cross Country Championships | Cambridge, United Kingdom | 11th | Senior race | 16:49 |
| 1st | Senior team | 22 pts | |||
| 1974 | World Cross Country Championships | Monza, Italy | 4th | 4 km | 12:58 |
| 1st | Senior team | 28 pts | |||
| European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 7th | 3000 m | 9:06.89 | |
| 1975 | World Cross Country Championships | Rabat, Morocco | 7th | 4.2 km | 14:03 |
| 4th | Senior team | 64 pts | |||
| 1976 | World Cross Country Championships | Chepstow, United Kingdom | 4th | 4.8 km | 16.57 |
| 4th | Senior team | 78 | |||
| 1977 | World Cross Country Championships | Düsseldorf, Germany | 7th | 5.1 km | 17:47 |
| 5th | Senior team | 118 pts | |||
| 1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | 3000 m | 9:24.05 |
| European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 9th | 3000 m | 8:53.08 | |
| 1979 | World Cross Country Championships | Limerick, Ireland | 9th | 5.0 km | 17:47 |
| 3rd | Senior team | 68 pts | |||
| 1982 | World Cross Country Championships | Rome, Italy | 13th | 4.7 km | 15:02 |
| 3rd | Senior team | 67 pts | |||
Marathons
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Columbus Marathon | Columbus, United States | 2nd | — | 2:36:15 |
| 1986 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | — | 2:31:40 |
| 1988 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | — | 2:30:38 |
National titles
edit- English Cross Country Championships
- Senior race: 1976[7]
- AAA Marathon Championships
- Senior race: 1986, 1988[8]
- England Athletics Championships
- 3000 m: 1972[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ann Ford". IAAF site. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "IAAF World Cross Country Championships". At the Champs. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c Ann Ford. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games medallists - Athletics (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ "1988 race report". London Marathon. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Ann Ford". Power of 10. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- ^ British Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ British Road Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-09.