Betty R. Moore (

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McReavie; born 21 November 1934) is an Australian athlete who ran for

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Biography

Moore set

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records for New South Wales during the 1950s while completing her MSc in chemistry, with Arthur Birch at the

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. She travelled to

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, England and started training with the British athletics team. Moore finished second behind Carole Quinton in the 80 metres hurdles event at the British 1960 WAAA Championships. Shortly afterwards Moore was selected to represent Great Britain in the

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, but was disqualified from competing because she had resided in Britain for only 22 months instead of the required 24. Moore became the national 80 metres hurdles champion after winning the British

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title at the

1961 WAAA Championships The 1961 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at White City Stadium, London, on 8 July 1961. Results + Held on 29 July at Birmingham University See also ...

and retained her title one year later at the

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. On 25 August 1962, she set a world record for the 80 metres hurdles, recording a time of 10.5 seconds. She was duly selected for the

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team that travelled to

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for the

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, where she won two silver medals in the

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and the 4 x 110 yard relay. She later returned to Australia to resume her career in chemistry and retired in 1999. Moore was an accredited coach and official and served as a technical official at the

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, where she also serves as a board member at Athletics New South Wales. Moore's World Record qualified her for inclusion on the Athletic Centre Path of Champions at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. CV from NSW Athletics * Life Member Athletics Australia, Athletics NSW, Ryde Athletics Centre and Salford Harriers (UK) * 2001: Centenary Award for contribution to Youth * 2007: Olympic Council Order of Merit * 2004: NSW Sports Federation Award for Distinguished Service to Athletics * 1994: Athletics NSW Board member * NSW Olympic Council member * Member Executive Committee Girls' Brigade NSW for 16 years * Committee Member NSW Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme for five years * Holds MSc, Grad. Dip. Ch. Studies, MRACI, C. Chem., Reg. Public Analyst. * 1984–1999: Former Manager of Consulting Analytical Laboratory * 2001–2003: Project Officer in Intellectual Property Management for CSIRO * Technical Official 2000 Olympic Games * NPA to Great Britain Chef de Mission 2000 Paralympic Games. * Level 4 coach

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Betty 1934 births Living people Sportswomen from New South Wales British female hurdlers Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games University of Sydney alumni Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom Australian athletics coaches Australian women chemists Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Australian female hurdlers 20th-century Australian sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics