Oakes was born in Hackney, London. She was a member of the Haringey Athletic Club. In 1977, as Heather Hunte, she finished fourth in the 100 m final at the European Junior Championships in Donetsk, being edged out of a medal by teammate Kathy Smallwood (11.71 - 11.72). She won a bronze medal in the sprint relay.
On 21 May 1980, at a meeting at the Crystal Palace, she ran the 100 metres in a wind-assisted 11.01 secs (+4.0).[1] Later that year she competed for Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Moscow, where she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay, with her teammates Smallwood, Beverley Goddard and Sonia Lannaman. They ran a UK record of 42.43, which stood as the UK record until 2014. She also placed eighth in the 100 m final in 11.34 secs. In 1982, now competing as Heather Oakes, she finished seventh in the 100 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in 11.39. In 1983, at the World Championships in Helsinki, she reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres, running 11.50.
At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Oakes reunited with two of her Moscow teammates, Kathy Cook (Smallwood)) and Beverley Callender (Goddard) to win another bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, they were joined by Simmone Jacobs. In the 100 m final, she finished seventh in 11.43.[2] She had a fine indoor season in 1985, winning medals at both the World Indoor Games and the European Indoor Championships. At the World Indoors in January in Paris, she won a silver medal in 7.21 secs, just one-one hundredth of a second behind the winner Silke Gladisch. Then at the Europeans in March, she won the bronze medal behind Nelli Cooman and Marlies Gohr, but ahead of Gladisch.
Oakes became Commonwealth 100 m champion in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1986. She won in a lifetime best time of 11.20 secs. In an incredibly close race, she edged ahead of teammate Paula Dunn (11.21) and Canada's Angella Issajenko (also 11.21). Oakes later teamed up with Dunn, Kathy Cook and Joan Baptiste, to win the gold medal in the sprint relay. Oakes anchored the England quartet to victory in 43.39. Later in 1986, she reached the semi-finals of both the 100 and 200 metres at the European Championships in Stuttgart. In the 200 m, an event that she rarely contested. she ran a lifetime best of 22.92 secs.[3]
During her career, Oakes won four AAAs National titles and five UK National titles. As of 2022, her legal 100 m best (11.20) ranks her 18th on the UK all-time list, her 200 m best (22.92) ranks her 30th, while her 60 m best (7.21) ranks her 12th.
While Oakes competed at the highest level for her country, she also held down a full-time job. This is in contrast to today's athletes, who through lottery funding and sponsorship are able to train and compete without distraction. She is married to fellow Olympic bronze medallist Gary Oakes.
Personal bestsedit
60 m 7.21 Paris (Bercy) 19/01/1985
100 m 11.20 Beijing, CHN 20/09/1980 - ran 11.01 wind-assisted (+4.0) London 21/05/1980
200 m 22.92 Stuttgart, GER 28/08/1986
4 × 100 m relay 42.43 Moscow, RUS 1/08/80 UK Record
Note: Won the 1979 World Cup sprint relay representing Europe. Ran the anchor leg. The other team members were Linda Haglund (SWE), Chantal Rega (FRA) and Annegret Richter (FRG).
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
1980 British relay team, 5 March 2006, The Guardian.
April 26, 2024
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Heather Regina Oakes nee Hunte born 14 August 1959 is a female English former sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres In the 4 100m relay she won Olympic bronze medals in Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984 She also won a silver medal in the 60m at the 1985 World Indoor Games and a gold medal in the 100m at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Heather OakesPersonal informationBorn 1959 08 14 14 August 1959 age 64 London EnglandMedal record Women s Athletics Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 4 100 m relay 1984 Los Angeles 4 100 m relay World Indoor Games 1985 Paris 60 m Representing England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh 100 m 1986 Edinburgh 4 100 m relay Representing Europe World Cup 1979 Montreal 4 100 m relay Contents 1 Career 2 Personal bests 3 National titles 4 International competitions 5 References 6 External linksCareer editOakes was born in Hackney London She was a member of the Haringey Athletic Club In 1977 as Heather Hunte she finished fourth in the 100 m final at the European Junior Championships in Donetsk being edged out of a medal by teammate Kathy Smallwood 11 71 11 72 She won a bronze medal in the sprint relay On 21 May 1980 at a meeting at the Crystal Palace she ran the 100 metres in a wind assisted 11 01 secs 4 0 1 Later that year she competed for Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Moscow where she won a bronze medal in the 4 100 metres relay with her teammates Smallwood Beverley Goddard and Sonia Lannaman They ran a UK record of 42 43 which stood as the UK record until 2014 She also placed eighth in the 100 m final in 11 34 secs In 1982 now competing as Heather Oakes she finished seventh in the 100 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in 11 39 In 1983 at the World Championships in Helsinki she reached the semi finals of the 100 metres running 11 50 At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles Oakes reunited with two of her Moscow teammates Kathy Cook Smallwood and Beverley Callender Goddard to win another bronze medal in the 4 100 m relay they were joined by Simmone Jacobs In the 100 m final she finished seventh in 11 43 2 She had a fine indoor season in 1985 winning medals at both the World Indoor Games and the European Indoor Championships At the World Indoors in January in Paris she won a silver medal in 7 21 secs just one one hundredth of a second behind the winner Silke Gladisch Then at the Europeans in March she won the bronze medal behind Nelli Cooman and Marlies Gohr but ahead of Gladisch Oakes became Commonwealth 100 m champion in Edinburgh Scotland in 1986 She won in a lifetime best time of 11 20 secs In an incredibly close race she edged ahead of teammate Paula Dunn 11 21 and Canada s Angella Issajenko also 11 21 Oakes later teamed up with Dunn Kathy Cook and Joan Baptiste to win the gold medal in the sprint relay Oakes anchored the England quartet to victory in 43 39 Later in 1986 she reached the semi finals of both the 100 and 200 metres at the European Championships in Stuttgart In the 200 m an event that she rarely contested she ran a lifetime best of 22 92 secs 3 During her career Oakes won four AAAs National titles and five UK National titles As of 2022 her legal 100 m best 11 20 ranks her 18th on the UK all time list her 200 m best 22 92 ranks her 30th while her 60 m best 7 21 ranks her 12th While Oakes competed at the highest level for her country she also held down a full time job This is in contrast to today s athletes who through lottery funding and sponsorship are able to train and compete without distraction She is married to fellow Olympic bronze medallist Gary Oakes Personal bests edit60 m 7 21 Paris Bercy 19 01 1985 100 m 11 20 Beijing CHN 20 09 1980 ran 11 01 wind assisted 4 0 London 21 05 1980 200 m 22 92 Stuttgart GER 28 08 1986 4 100 m relay 42 43 Moscow RUS 1 08 80 UK RecordNational titles edit2 time AAAs of England National 100 m champion 1979 1985 2nd in 78 83 86 3rd in 80 82 2 time AAAs National Indoor 60 m champion 1978 1985 5 times UK National champion 1979 100 1980 100 1982 100 1984 100 amp 200 m 2nd at 200 in 1980 International competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing nbsp England 1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane Australia 7th 100 m 11 39w 1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh Scotland 1st 100 m 11 20w 1st 4 100 m 43 39 Representing nbsp Great Britain 1977 European Junior Championships Donetsk Soviet Union 4th 100 m 11 72 3rd 4 100 m 44 71 1979 European Cup Turin Italy 4th 100 m 11 30 3rd 4 100 m 43 18 World Cup Montreal Canada 1st 4 100 m 42 19 1980 Olympic Games Moscow Russia 8th 100 m 11 34 3rd 4 100 m 42 43 1983 World Championships Helsinki Finland semi final 100 m 11 50 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles United States 7th 100 m 11 43 3rd 4 100 m 43 11 1985 World Indoor Games Paris France 2nd 60 m 7 21 European Indoor Championships Piraeus Greece 3rd 60 m 7 22 European Cup Moscow Russia 6th 100 m 11 33 4th 4 100 m 43 35 1986 European Championships Stuttgart Germany semi final 100 m 11 29 semi final 200 m 22 92 Note Won the 1979 World Cup sprint relay representing Europe Ran the anchor leg The other team members were Linda Haglund SWE Chantal Rega FRA and Annegret Richter FRG References edit http www thepowerof10 info rankings rankinglist aspx event 100 amp agegroup ALL amp sex W amp alltime y permanent dead link http www todor66 com olim 1985 4 Athletics index html permanent dead link http www todor66 com athletics europe 1986 index html permanent dead link External links editEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Heather Hunte Oakes Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 1980 British relay team 5 March 2006 The Guardian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heather Oakes amp oldid 1208551117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
