Verity Snook-Larby

Verity Beatrice Snook, née Larby (born 13 November 1970) is a retired female race walker from Scotland, who also represented Great Britain during her career.

Verity Snook
née Larby

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	(1970-11-13) 13 November 1970 (age 55)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	race walking
Club	AFD

Biography

Larby who trained at Aldershot, Farnham & District AC, became the British 10,000 metres walk champion, after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1993 AAA Championships.^[1][2] The following year she retained her 10,000 metres title and also became the British 5000 metres walk champion at the 1994 AAA Championships.^[3]

At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada she represented Scotland in the women's 10 kilometres walk event.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United Kingdom and  Scotland
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	29th	10 km	47:54
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	7th	10 km	46:06
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd	10 km	47:23
1997	World Race Walking Cup	Poděbrady, Czech Republic	94th	10 km	50:14

Personal life

Her son Chris Snook won the UK Athletics Championships men's 5000m race walking title, in Manchester, in July 2023.^[4]