Gillian Dainty
English middle-distance runner
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Gillian Green (née Dainty) (born 24 November 1958), is a female former athlete who competed for England.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1958 Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | middle-distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Dainty became the British 1500 champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1980 WAAA Championships[1] and retained her title the following year at the 1981 WAAA Championships.[2]
Dainty represented England and won a silver medal in the 1,500 metres, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[3]
Dainty married Ian Green in Walsall in 1983 and competed under her married name thereafter[4] and shortly afterwards won her third WAAA title at the 1983 WAAA Championships.[5]
Three years later she represented England in the 1,500 metres event again, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6][7]
