Carole Bradford

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| nationality = British (English)

| sport = Athletics

| event = long distance

| club = Clevedon AC

| birth_date = 30 November 1961

| birth_place = Gloucestershire, England

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Carole Bradford (born 30 November 1961) is an English retired middle and long-distance runner.

Biography

Bradford finished third behind Kathryn Binns in the 5,000 metres event at the 1981 WAAA Championships,{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19810726/531/0027 |title=Shirley 'Puffs' To Hat-Trick |work=Sunday Express |date=26 July 1981 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=15 March 2025}} second behind Debbie Peel in the 3,000 metres event at the 1984 WAAA Championships{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19840617/545/0031 |title=Plucky Win for Fatima |work=Sunday Express |date=17 June 1984 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=20 March 2025}} and second behind Zola Budd at the 1985 WAAA Championships.{{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=15 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=15 March 2025 }}

Bradford twice won the bronze medal at the IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships, in 1984 (10 km) and 1985 (15 km), as well as winning team gold in both years. She also won a team gold at the 1986 World Cross Country Championships and team silver at the 1984 World Cross Country Championships.

International competitions

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1980 \|World Cross Country Championships \|Paris, France \|82nd \|4.82 km \|17:42
1981 \|World Cross Country Championships \|Madrid, Spain \|45th \|4.41 km \|15:13
1983 \|World Road Race Championships \|Madrid, Spain \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|10 km \|33:25
1984 \|World Cross Country Championships \|East Rutherford, United States \|39th \|5 km \|16:52
1984 \|World Road Race Championships \|Gateshead, United Kingdom \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|15 km \|49:49
1986 \|World Cross Country Championships \|Colombier, Switzerland \|10th \|4.65 km \|15:27

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1980

|World Cross Country Championships

|Paris, France

|82nd

|4.82 km

|17:42

1981

|World Cross Country Championships

|Madrid, Spain

|45th

|4.41 km