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Penny Forse

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Penny Forse
Personal information
Birth namePenny Yule
NationalityBritish
Born (1949-06-07) 7 June 1949 (age 75)
Chichester, England
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event1500 metres

Penelope Ann Forse, née Yule (born 7 June 1949) is a female retired British middle-distance runner.

Athletics career

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Forse competed in the women's 1500 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.[1] She finished seventh at the 1980 World Cross Country Championships, also winning a silver medal in the team competition.[2] She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Penny Yule Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (8 February 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Paris Lonchamp Date: Sunday, March 9, 1980, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 18 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.