Pat Pryce
 Mary Rand, Lia Hinten and Pat Pryce in 1964 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 4 January 1942 Willesden, London, England |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hurdling |
| Club | Ruislip & Northwood AC Hillingdon AC |
Patricia Anne Pryce (née Nutting; born 4 January 1942) is an English former hurdler who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Nutting finished second behind Carole Quinton in the 80 metres hurdles event at the 1958 WAAA Championships[1] and then third behind Mary Bignal the following year at the 1959 WAAA Championships and third behind Quinton in 1960.[2]
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, she represented Great Britain in the 80 metres hurdles event.[3]
A WAAA title eluded her until she became the national 200 metres hurdles champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1961 WAAA Championships.[4] The longer distance suited her and she retained the title at the 1962 WAAA Championships.[5][6]
Later that year, Nutting represented England in the 80 metres hurdles and long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[7] At the 1963 WAAA Championships, Nutting won three titles, all over the hurdles at distances of 80, 100 and 200 metres.[2]
Nutting married frederick Pryce in early 1964 and competed under her married name thereafter[8] and she duly retained both the 80 and 100 metres title at the 1964 WAAA Championships.[2]
Pryce competed in the 80 metres hurdles in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[9]
Pryce won her eighth and last WAAA Championships title in the 80 metres hurdles at 1968 WAAA Championships.[2]
References
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External links
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- Pat Pryce-Nutting. sports-reference.com
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- 1942 births
- Living people
- English women hurdlers
- British women hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportswomen