Bronwen Cardy-Wise (born 26 January 1952, née Cardy) is a British long-distance runner. She competed in the half marathon for Britain at the 1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and was a regular winner of British half marathons during the 1980s and 1990s.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bronwen Cardy |
| Nationality | English / British |
| Born | 26 January 1952 Reddich, England, UK |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event(s) | 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres, half marathon |
| Club | Bromsgrove & Redditch Athletic Club |
Cardy-Wise was a member of Bromsgrove & Redditch Athletic Club.[1] She won many British domestic races during the eighties and nineties which led in 1993 to selection for the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. In a British team which included Suzanne Rigg, Marian Sutton, Sue Dilnot, Teresa Dyer she finished 59th in a time of 1:16:33.
Cardy-Wise continued running in Masters athletics competition taking part in the 2001 World Masters Athletics Championships in Brisbane while working as a Prison officer. [2] She came second in the W45 1500m in 4:56.24, winning both the 5000m in 17:34.37 and 10000m in 36:20.10. [3]
Road Racing Competition Record
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References
edit- ^ "BROMSGROVE and REDDITCH AC ROAD RECORDS" (PDF). www.bromsgroveandredditchac.org.uk. Bromsgrove and Redditch AC. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Will Buckley (1 July 2001). "Old legs in fast lane". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "e 14th WAVA World Veterans' Athletics Championships" (PDF). mastershistory.org. WAVA. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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