Ann Shirley Wilson (born 29 September 1949), also known as Ann Simmonds is a retired English pentathlete who competed at two Olympic Games.

Biography

Wilson represented

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in the 80 metres hurdles, long jump and high jump, at the

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, Jamaica. Wilson finished second behind Berit Berthelsen in the long jump event at the 1967 WAAA Championships. After finishing third behind Sheila Sherwood at the

1968 WAAA Championships The 1968 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 19 to 20 July 1968. The 3,000 metres event was held for ...

, she represented

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at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, in the pentathlon, 80 metres hurdles and long jump events with the best result of 13th place in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. Wilson became the national long jump champion by virtue of being the highest placed British athlete in the long jump behind Ingrid Becker at the 1970 WAAA Championships. The following month she represented

at the

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, Scotland, winning three silver medals in the long jump, high jump and pentathlon. At the 1972 Olympics Games in

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, she represented

in the Women's pentathlon event and later won a bronze medal in the pentathlon at the

1974 British Commonwealth Games The 1974 British Commonwealth Games () were held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. The event was officially named "the friendly games". T ...

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, New Zealand. Wilson also won the WAAA pentathlon title at the 1972 WAAA Championships and

1974 WAAA Championships The 1974 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 19 to 20 July 1974. Results + Held on 26 May at Cr ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Ann Sportspeople from Rochford British pentathletes English female long jumpers British female long jumpers English female hurdlers British female hurdlers 1949 births Living people Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics