Lorna Forde

{{Short description|Barbadian sprinter (born 1952)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox athlete

| name = Lorna Forde

| birth_name =

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = Barbadian

| sport = Sprinting

| event = 100 metres

| club =

| collegeteam =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|6|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =

| weight =

}}

Lorna Forde-Mitchell (born 24 June 1952) is a Barbadian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres and women's 400 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Forde competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Forde won bronze in the 400 metres and finished seventh in the 200 metres at the 1975 Pan American Games.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/lorna-forde-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004757/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/lorna-forde-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Lorna Forde Olympic Results |access-date=3 July 2017}}

Forde was also an accomplished AIAW sprinter for the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds track and field team. She was inducted into the LIU Brooklyn Hall of Fame in 2000.{{cite web |title=Lorna Forde-Mitchell |url=https://brooklyn.liuathletics.com/mobile/hof.aspx?hof=64 |website=brooklyn.liuathletics.com |access-date=10 February 2025}}

References