Val Peat

Val Peat

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1947-04-30)30 April 1947 Thurnscoe, England
Died	14 May 1997(1997-05-14) (aged 50)
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	Dorothy Hyman TC, Barnsley
Medal record Women's athletics Athletics Representing England Commonwealth Games Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh 4 x 100m relay Representing Great Britain European Championships Bronze medal – third place 1969 Athens 200 metres Bronze medal – third place 1969 Athens 4 × 100 metres relay

Valerie Peat, née Valerie Wild, (30 April 1947 – 14 May 1997) was a British international sprinter who competed at the Olympic Games.

Biography

Peat became both the national 100 metres champion and national 200 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships titles at the 1968 WAAA Championships.

Later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Peat represented Great Britain in the women's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Peat represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.