Ruth Partridge
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 19 June 1960 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | middle-distance |
| Club | AFD |
Ruth Pauline Partridge (née Smeeth; born 19 June 1960) is a female English retired long-distance runner.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Smeeth finished second/third behind Mary Stewart in the 1500 metres event at the 1979 WAAA Championships[1] and the following year finished 19th at the 1980 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a silver medal in the team competition.
At the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, Smeeth represented England in the 3,000 metres event[2] and finished 24th at the 1982 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a bronze medal in the team competition.
Smeeth finished 15th at the 1984 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a silver medal in the team competition and finished third behind Christine Benning in the 1500 metres event at the 1984 WAAA Championships.[3][4]
Smeeth married Richard Partridge in 1985 and competed under her married name thereafter.[5] As Partridge, she finished 20th at the 1986 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a gold medal in the team competition.[6]
Partridge also represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[7][8] At the 1990 Commonwealth Games Partridge finished sixth in the 3000 metres.
Family
[edit | edit source]Her daughter is Current British Athlete Lily Partridge
References
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- English women long-distance runners
- British women long-distance runners
- English women cross country runners
- British women cross country runners
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes from Portsmouth
- 20th-century English sportswomen