Barbara Martin (athlete)
{{Short description|English former sprinter}}
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{{MedalSport | Athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalSilver| 1974 Christchurch | 4 x 100m relay}}
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Barbara Ann Martin (born 26 February 1955), is a female former athlete who competed for England.
Biography
Martin finished third behind Andrea Lynch in the 100 metres event and third behind Helen Golden in the 200 metres event at the 1973 WAAA Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19730722/323/0042 |title=Athletic Results |work=Sunday Mirror |date=22 July 1973 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 March 2025 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19730722/585/0032 |title=Crystal Palace Results |work=Sunday Express |date=22 July 1973 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 March 2025 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=7 March 2025}}
Martin represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay with Andrea Lynch, Judy Vernon and Sonia Lannaman, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/christchurch-1974|title=1974 Games|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/christchurch-1974/athletes|title=Athletes, 1974 England team|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39966|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}
References
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Category:English female sprinters
Category:British female sprinters
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Category:20th-century English sportswomen
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