Angela Piggford
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| Birth name | Angela Mary Piggford | |||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Angela Mary Gilmour | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1963 Gateshead, County Durham, England | |||||||||||||||||
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Angela Mary Gilmour (née Piggford, born 17 August 1963) is an English former
Career
Piggford was born in
In 1988, Piggford earned late selection for the 4 × 400 m relay squad for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She didn't compete in the heats but came in as a replacement for Janet Smith for the final. The British quartet of Linda Keough, Jennifer Stoute, Piggford and Sally Gunnell, finished sixth in 3:26.89.[5]
Piggford had some of her best results indoors, including reaching the 400 metres final at the
In January 1990, Piggford competed at her second Commonwealth Games in Auckland. In the 400 metres final, she finished fifth in 53.45. In the 4 × 400 m relay, along with Stoute, Gunnell and Keough, she won a gold medal in 3:28.08. At the European Championships in Split, she ran 53.00 to reach the semi-finals of the 400 metres. She ran in the heats of the 4 x 400 metres relay. The British quartet went on to win a bronze medal in the final with Sally Gunnell replacing Piggford. This would be her final appearance at a major championships.
Piggford won both the
National titles
- AAA Championships 400 metres 2nd (1986) & 3rd (1989)
- UK National 400 metres Champion (1986) 2nd (1985, 1988, 1989)
- AAA Indoor Championships 400 metres Champion (1986) 3rd (1989)
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain /  England
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| 1986 | European Indoor Championships
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Madrid, Spain
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12th (h) | 400 m | 55.07 |
| Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland
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8th | 400 m | 53.97 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:32.82 | |||
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea
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6th | 4 × 400 m | 3:26.89
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| 1989 | European Indoor Championships
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The Hague, Netherlands
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4th | 400 m | 52.90 |
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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14th (h) | 400 m | 53.69 | |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand
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5th | 400 m | 53.45 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m | 3:28.08 | |||
European Indoor Championships
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Glasgow, Scotland
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5th | 400 m | 53.82 | |
European Championships
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Split, Yugoslavia
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15th (sf) | 400 m | 53.53 (53.00 ht) | |
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf).
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Angela Piggford". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Women 4x400 Relay Olympic Games 1988 Seoul (KOR) - Saturday 01.10".
- ^ Angela Gilmour at Power of 10
External links
- Angela Piggford at World Athletics
- Angela Piggford at Team GB
- Angela Piggford at Olympics.com
- Angela Piggford at Olympedia
- Angela Piggford at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Commonwealth Games champions in women's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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