Barbara Inkpen

Barbara Jean Lawton (née Inkpen; 28 October 1949 – 3 September 2021) was a track and field athlete from England, who mainly competed in the high jump event during her career.[1]

Barbara Inkpen
Personal information
Born28 October 1949 (1949-10-28)
Farnham, Surrey, England
Died3 September 2021(2021-09-03) (aged 71)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1971 HelsinkiHigh jump
Representing  England
British Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1974 ChristchurchHigh jump

Athletics career

Inkpen trained at Aldershot, Farnham & District AC and represented Great Britain at two Summer Olympics (1968 and 1972).[2]

On Saturday 19 April 1969 she took the British record from 5ft 9.25in to 5ft 9.5in at Ewell, Surrey. [3]

On Saturday 7 June 1969 she took the British record to 5 ft 10 at the London Southern Women's Championship.[4][5]

Saturday 11 July 1970 she equalled the British record of 5ft 10.5in at White City at the Great Britain v East Germany competition, after it had been taken to that record on 18 June 1969 in Sweden.[6]

She represented England and won a gold medal in the high jump event, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[7][8][9] She was also runner up in the 1972 Sports Woman Of The Year.

References
  1. "Barbara Inkpen". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Inkpen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. Sunday Mirror Sunday 20 April 1969, page 47
  4. The People Sunday 8 June 1969, page 19
  5. Coventry Evening Telegraph Saturday 7 June 1969, page 36
  6. Sunday Mirror Sunday 12 July 1970, page 34
  7. "1974 Games". Team England.
  8. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  9. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.


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