Val Peat

Valerie Peat (30 April 1947 – 14 May 1997) was a British international sprinter who competed at the Olympic Games.^[1]

Val Peat

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1947-04-30)30 April 1947 Thurnscoe, England
Died	14 May 1997(1997-05-14) (aged 50)
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
Club	Dorothy Hyman TC, Barnsley
Medal record Women's athletics Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 4 x 100m relay Representing  Great Britain European Championships 1969 Athens 200 metres 1969 Athens 4 × 100 metres relay

Biography

Peat became both the national 100 metres champion and national 200 metres champion after winning the British WAAA Championships titles at the 1968 WAAA Championships.^[2][3][4]

Later that year at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Peat represented Great Britain in the women's 100 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Peat represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[6][7][8]