Pat Lowe-Cropper

Patricia Barbara Cropper née Lowe MBE (born 15 September 1943) is a British retired middle-distance runner. She competed in the 800 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.^[1] She was appointed MBE in the 1974 Birthday Honours.

Pat Cropper
née Lowe

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1943-09-15) 15 September 1943 (age 81) Leicester, England
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Event	800 metres
Club	Birchfield Harriers
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Great Britain European Championships 1969 Athens 4 x 400 metres relay 1971 Helsinki 800 metres Representing  England British Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 800 metres

Biography

Lowe who raced for Birchfield Harriers represented England at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.^[2][3]

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she represented Great Britain in the 800 metres event.^[4]

Lowe became the national 800 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1969 WAAA Championships.^[5] The following year Lowe won a silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[6]

In July 1971, Lowe finished third Canadian Abby Hoffman at the 1971 WAAA Championships and then later that year Lowe married fellow Birchfield Harriers athlete Dave Cropper and competed under her married name thereafter.^[7]

Cropper finished second behind Mary Tracey at the 1972 WAAA Championships^[8][9] before competing in her second Olympics Games, this time representing Great Britain in Munich.^[4]

Cropper appeared at a third consecutive Commonwealth Games at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[10][11]