Kirsty Wade
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Full name | Kirsty Margaret Wade | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 6 August 1962 Girvan, Scotland | (age 61)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kirsty Margaret Wade (née McDermott, born 6 August 1962) is a British former middle-distance runner. She is a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist representing Wales, winning the 800 metres in Brisbane 1982 and both the 800 metres and 1500 metres in Edinburgh 1986. She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games and the 1992 Olympic Games.[1]
Wade is the current Welsh record holder for the 800 metres and the Mile.
Early life
Wade was born in
Athletics career
After joining Brecon Athletic Club as an 11-year-old, Wade trained in the
After a disappointing 1984, when she failed to qualify for the Olympics, she made a major advance in 1985. At 800 metres, she improved her three-year-old PB of 2:00.56, to set a UK record of 1:57.42, breaking
In 1986, now competing as Kirsty Wade and living in the north-east of England (she became a member of
In June 1987, Wade scored one of her biggest career wins, when she won the
At the 1988 AAA Championships in Birmingham, incorporating the British Olympic trials, Wade won the 800 m and was third in the 1500 m, earning selection for both events. At the Olympic Games in Seoul, she reached the semi-finals of the 800 metres, running 2:00.86, while in the 1500 metres, she ran a disappointing 4:08.37 in the heats, failing to reach the final.
Wade's next major competition was the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, having missed the 1990 season through pregnancy. In Tokyo, she finished sixth in the 1500 metres final in 4:05.16. She qualified for her second Olympic Games in 1992. In Barcelona, she ran 4:08.30, to reach the semi-finals of the 1500 metres, where she was eliminated in 4:11.36.
Later career
Wade became an Olympic Torchbearer for the 2012 London Olympics, carrying the torch through Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis on the morning of 11 May 2012. Wade was nominated for her community sports development work on the Isle of Lewis, where she lives with her husband and their children.[citation needed]
Personal bests
- 800 m – 1:57.42 (24 June 1985 Belfast, UK record 1985–1995)
- 1000 m – 2:33.70 (9 August 1985 Gateshead, UK record 1985–1995)
- 1500 m – 4:00.73 (26 July 1987 Gateshead)
- 1 mile – 4:19.41 (27 July 1985 Oslo, UK record July 1985 – August 1985)
- 3000 m – 8:47.7 (5 August 1987 Gateshead)
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1979 | European Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland
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6th | 800 metres | 2:04.72 |
1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia
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1st | 800 metres | 2:01.31 |
1985 | European Indoor Championships
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Piraeus, Greece
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6th | 800 metres | 2:07.98 |
European Cup
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Moscow, Russia
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4th | 800 metres | 1:57.48 | |
Grand Prix Final | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 800 metres | 2:00.23 | |
1986 | European Indoor Championships
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Madrid, Spain
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4th | 800 metres | 2:03.69 |
Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1st | 800 metres | 2:00.94 | |
1st | 1500 metres | 4:10.91 | |||
European Championships
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Stuttgart, West Germany
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7th | 1500 metres | 4:04.99 | |
Grand Prix Final | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 1500 metres | 4:03.74 | |
1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States
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5th | 1500 metres | 4:08.91 |
European Cup | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1st | 1500 metres | 4:09.03 | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy
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6th | 1500 metres | 4:01.41 | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea
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12th (sf) | 800 metres | 2:00.86 |
15th (h) | 1500 metres | 4:08.37 | |||
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan
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6th | 1500 metres | 4:05.16 |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
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21st (sf) | 1500 metres | 4:11.36 (4:08.30 in heat) |
(sf)/(h) Indicates overall position in semifinals or heats |
National titles
- AAA Championships 800 metres (1988)
- AAA Indoor Championships 800 metres (1981, 1985, 1986, 1994)
- AAA Indoor Championships 1500 metres (1987)
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kirsty Wade". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Kirsty Wade's local success story". Brecon & Radnor Express. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
External links
- Kirsty Wade at World Athletics
- Kirsty Wade at Olympics.com
- Kirsty Wade at Olympedia
- Kirsty Wade at Team GB
- Kirsty Wade at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)