Joslyn Yvonne Hoyte-Smith MBE (born 16 December 1954 in Barbados) is a British former 400 metres athlete. She grew up in Leeds, England, and attended Matthew Murray High School between 1966 and 1973.
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| Full name | Joslyn Yvonne Hoyte-Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1954 (age 69) Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Dorothy Hyman Track Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletics career
editHoyte-Smith competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where, as part of the women's 4×400 metres relay team, she won a bronze medal.[1] She also ran in the 4×400 metres relay team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She was the winner of the 400 metres race at the UK Championships in 1979, 1981 and 1983. She also won the 400m title at the AAA Championships in 1981. She represented England and won a gold medal in the 4x400 metres relay event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2] Four years later, she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4]
She now lives in Kent, England, and is currently Athlete Support Manager for Yorkshire. Hoyte-Smith is chair of the GB Olympians, the national association for Olympic athletes.[5]
Hoyte-Smith was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to athletics.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "OLY honours for Olympic legends". olympians.org. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N25.
External links
edit- Joslyn Hoyte-Smith at World Athletics
- Joslyn Hoyte-Smith at Olympics.com
- Joslyn Hoyte-Smith at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
