Brit McRoberts

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Brit McRoberts
Medal record
Women's
athletics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis 1500 m
IAAF World Indoor Games
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Paris 1500 m

Brit Lind-Petersen-McRoberts (born 10 February 1957), also known as Brit Townsend, is a Canadian former track and field athlete who competed in middle-distance running events.

Born in

1500 meters (4:03.36) in the 1983 season.[3] She also came first in the women's mile run at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 1984, and broke the National outdoor mile record with a (4:24.61) in Nice, France in 1986. She was a gold medal favourite for the 1500 meters at the Commonwealth Games in 1986 with the fastest time in the Commonwealth heading into the Games but caught a virus that was going around the athletes' village and had to withdraw from the competition.[4]

She won three major medals during her career, all over 1500 m: she was the gold medallist at the 1981 Pacific Conference Games, and claimed bronze at both the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games and the 1987 Pan American Games.[5][6][7] She was also an 800 m gold medallist at the Francophonie Games.[8]

McRoberts was a finalist at multiple global events, including the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games. She represented the Americas in two middle-distance events at the 1981 IAAF World Cup and ran for Canada at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics (failing to make the final).[2]

McRoberts graduated from Simon Fraser University with a degree in Kinesiology and Communications and later returned there becoming the head coach of the track and field programme under her married name, Brit Townsend.[9]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 7th 800 m 2:06.7
World Cup Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6th 1500 m 4:15.33
1981 Pacific Conference Games Christchurch, New Zealand 1st 1500 m 4:11.87
Francophonie Games Rabat, Morocco 1st 800 m 2:05.03
World Cup Rome, Italy 7th 800 m 2.02.19
6th 1500 m 4:09.66
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 1500 m 4:05.73
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 7th 1500 m 4:05.98
1985 World Indoor Games Paris, France 3rd 1500 m 4:11.83
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 7th 800 m 2:05.10
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 8th (heats) 1500 m 4:08.37
Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 3rd 1500 m 4:11.35
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 8th 800 m 2:07.40

National titles

References

  1. ^ Brit McRoberts. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  2. ^ a b Brit McRoberts. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  3. ^ a b Canadian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  4. ^ a b USA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  5. ^ Pacific Conference Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  6. ^ World Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  7. ^ Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  8. ^ Francophone Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
  9. ^ SFU Brit Townsend

External links


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