Lorna Marie Boothe (born 5 December 1954) is a British/Jamaican former 100 metres hurdler who competed at two Olympic Games. She is also a former British record holder in the event and became a senior

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administrator.

Biography

Boothe finished second behind Liz Damman in the 100 metres hurdles event at the

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. At the 1976 Olympics Games in

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, Boothe represented

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in the women's 100 metres hurdles. Booth became the British 100 metres hurdles champion after winning the British

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title at the

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and then the following year represented

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at the

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, Canada and wo a gold medal. She competed in the

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and was the silver medallist in the event in

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. She went on to become the athletics GB team manager for 9 years and was the Senior Team Manager for the

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. She has worked for the

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(IAAF) and was involved in setting up the IAAF Academy and World Class Coaches Club and the lottery funded World Class Performance Programme. She is a member of English Sports Council Racial Equality Advisory Group and helped set up the Sporting Equals programme with the

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. She coaches hurdlers and sprinters at junior level and is on the Board of the Olympians Committee UK. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the

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for services to Sports Coaching and Administration.

Personal life

Her son Tremayne Gilling is a sprinter with a personal best time of 10.25 seconds over 100 metres.

International competitions

All results regarding 100 metres hurdles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boothe, Lorna 1954 births Living people Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom English female hurdlers British female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Members of the Order of the British Empire Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics