Wendy Hoyte
British sprinter
Wendy Patricia Hoyte (née Clarke; born 17 December 1957) is a British former sprinter, who won a 1982 Commonwealth Games gold medal and a 1982 European Championships silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay. She also competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. She is the holder of the United Kingdom indoor 50 m record, which she set in 1981. As of 2016, the record still stands.
Biography
Clarke was born in London and was a member of Highgate Harriers and later the Borough of Hounslow Athletic Club. Clarke first came to prominence at the age of 17 in 1975, when she won two medals at the European Junior Championships in Athens. She won bronze in the 100 m in a wind assisted 11.53 secs, behind the East German pair of Petra Koppetsch and Marlies Oelsner (the future Marlies Gohr), then won silver behind Koppetsch in the 200 m in 23.85.
Clarke finished third behind Helen Golden in the 200 metres event at the 1975 WAAA Championships.
At the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, Clarke represented Great Britain in the sprint relay, running the first leg for the British quartet that finished eighth in the final.
In 1979, Clarke finished fourth in the 60 m final at the European Indoor Championships in Vienna.
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