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British athlete (born 1976)

NationalityBritish (Welsh)

Born (1976-09-26) 26 September 1976 (age 49)

Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Weight59 kg (130 lb)

Julie Crane

Crane preparing to jump at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Personal information

Nationality

British (Welsh)

Born

(1976-09-26) 26 September 1976 (age 49)

Height

177 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

59 kg (130 lb)

Sport

Athletics

Event

high jump

Club

Sale Harriers

Medal record

Representing Wales

Athletics
Commonwealth Games
	2006 Melbourne	high jump

Julie Crane (born 26 September 1976) is a British and Welsh former track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump.^[1] She won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.^[2]

Crane was born in Nottingham but represented Wales and Sale Harriers.^[3] Crane graduated from the University of Birmingham with an MSc in Mathematical Sciences in 1999.^[4]

She won a silver medal representing Wales in the women's high jump event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She had previously represented Wales at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.

Crane was the Welsh record holder for both indoor and outdoor high jump and represented Great Britain at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's high jump.^[4]

Crane suffered back problems following a car crash in 2004^[3] but continued to compete and reached the podium of the British AAA Championships on four occasions in 2002,^[5] 2003,^[6] 2004 and 2006.^[7]^[8]

Crane announced her retirement from athletics due to injury in 2010.^[9]^[10]

References

↑ Julie Crane. "Profile of Julie CRANE". All-Athletics.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
↑ "BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games | Crane silver a slim consolation". BBC News. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
1 2 Michael Phillips. "Crane carries on jumping for her dream of the Games after car crash wrecked her Athens chances | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
1 2 "Athletics & Cross Country alumni". Sport.bham.ac.uk. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
↑ "Weekend results - Athletics". The Scotsman. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Athletics". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
↑ "Athletics: High jumper Julie Crane forced to call time on career". Wales Online. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
↑ "Sale star Crane waves goodbye". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

v t e AAA Championships British national champions in women's high jump
1922–1939	1922: Sylvia Stone 1923: Hilda Hatt 1924: Sophie Eliott-Lynn 1925: Phyllis Green 1926: Phyllis Green 1927: Phyllis Green 1928: Marjorie O'Kell 1929: Marjorie O'Kell 1930: Mary Milne 1931: Marjorie O'Kell 1932: Mary Milne 1933: Mary Milne 1934: Mary Milne 1935: Mary Milne 1936: Dorothy Odam 1937: Dorothy Odam 1938: Dorothy Odam 1939: Dorothy Odam
1946–59	1946: Dora Gardner 1947: Gladys Young 1948: Dorothy Tyler 1949: Dorothy Tyler 1950: Sheila Alexander 1951: Sheila Lerwill 1952: Dorothy Tyler 1953: Sheila Lerwill 1954: Sheila Lerwill 1955: Thelma Hopkins 1956: Dorothy Tyler 1957: Thelma Hopkins 1958: Mary Bignal 1959: Mary Bignal
1960–2006	1960: Dorothy Shirley 1961: Dorothy Shirley 1962: Frances Slaap 1963: Linda Knowles & Susan Dennler 1964: Frances Slaap 1965: Frances Slaap 1966: Dorothy Shirley 1967: Linda Knowles 1968: Dorothy Shirley 1969: Barbara Inkpen 1970: Dorothy Shirley 1971: Barbara Inkpen 1972: Rosaline Few 1973: Barbara Lawton 1974: Val Harrison 1975: Denise Brown 1976: Denise Brown 1977: Brenda Gibbs 1978: Carol Mathers 1979: Barbara Simmonds 1980: Ann-Marie Devally 1981: Ann-Marie Cording 1982: Barbara Simmonds 1983: Gillian Evans 1984: Diana Elliott 1985: Diana Davies 1986: Diana Davies 1987: Sharon McPeake 1988: Janet Boyle 1989: Diana Davies 1990: Lea Haggett 1991: Debbie Marti 1992: Lea Haggett 1993: Debbie Marti 1994: Julia Bennett 1995: Lea Haggett 1996: Debbie Marti 1997: Debbie Marti 1998: Jo Jennings 1999: Jo Jennings 2000: Jo Jennings 2001: Susan Jones 2002: Susan Jones 2003: Susan Jones 2004: Susan Jones 2005: Susan Jones 2006: Julie Crane

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