Vicky Lupton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 17 April 1972 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | race walk |
| Club | Sheffield Road Walkers Club |
Victoria ("Vicky") Anne Lupton (born 17 April 1972 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a retired female race walker from England who twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Lupton finished second behind Betty Sworowski in the 5,000m and 10,000m walk events at the 1988 AAA Championships.[1] She became the British 10,000 metres walk champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1990 AAA Championships, 1995 and 1996 and was four times 5,000m walk champion in 1992, 1993,[2] 1996 and 1999.[3][4]
At the 1992 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Lupton represented Great Britain in the 10km walk event.[5] She represented England in the 10 km walk event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada.[6][7]
Lupton set her personal best (45.19 minutes) in the 10 km race in 1995. Lupton represented England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[8][9][10]
International competitions
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 5th | 5000m | 22:51.86 |
| 1991 | World Cup | San Jose, United States | 39th | 10 km | 48:57 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | 10 km | DSQ |
| 1993 | World Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | 67th | 10 km | 53:39 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 23rd | 10 km | 47:03 | |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 5th | 10 km | 45:48 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 20th | 10 km | 46:30 | |
| 1995 | World Cup | Beijing, China | 50th | 10 km | 47:04 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 33rd | 10 km | 47:05 |
| 1997 | World Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 58th | 10 km | 47:16 |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 7th | 10 km | 48:27 |
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Sheffield
- British women race walkers
- English women race walkers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- 20th-century English sportswomen