Ruth Partridge
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Nationality | English |
Born | (1960-06-19) 19 June 1960 (age 64) Portsmouth, Hampshire |
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Sport | Athletics |
Ruth-Pauline Partridge (née Smeeth; born 19 June 1960) is a female retired English long-distance runner.
Athletics career
She finished 19th at the 1980 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a silver medal in the team competition. She finished 24th at the 1982 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a bronze medal in the team competition. She finished 15th at the 1984 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a silver medal in the team competition. She finished 20th at the 1986 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a gold medal in the team competition.[1]
She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] and also represented England eight years later, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4] At the 1990 Commonwealth Games Partridge finished sixth in the 3000 metres.
Her daughter is Current British Athlete Lily Partridge
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- 1977: Glynis Penny
- 1978: Paula Fudge
- 1979: Glynis Penny
- 1980: Kathryn Binns
- 1981: Ruth Smeeth
- 1982: Paula Fudge
- 1983: Wendy Sly
- 1984: Christine Benning
- 1985: Yvonne Murray
- 1986: Wendy Sly
- 1987: Yvonne Murray
- 1988: Melissa Watson
- 1989: Liz McColgan
- 1990: Andrea Wallace
- 1991-92: Liz McColgan
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