Liz Barnes

Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Barnes (married name Laban; born 3 August 1951) is an English former middle-distance runner. She represented Great Britain in the women's 800 metres at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 800m at the 1980 European Indoor Championships.

Not to be confused with Elizabeth Barnes.

Liz Barnes
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1951-08-03) 3 August 1951
London, England
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event(s)800 metres

Career

As Liz Barnes, she ran her lifetime best for the 800 metres with 2:01.35 on 10 July 1976 in Zurich, before going on to compete at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, where she was eliminated in the heats of the 800m, running 2:01.70, and finished seventh in the final of the 4 × 400m relay, along with Gladys Taylor, Verona Elder and Donna Murray.[1]

At the 1978 Commonwealth Games representing England in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Barnes finished fourth in the 800 m final in 2:03.41.[2][3] Three weeks later, she reached the semifinals at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, running 2:01.69.[4]

Barnes finished second behind Christina Boxer in 2:02.04 at the 1979 UK Championships and third in 2:02.74 behind Chris Benning and Janet Prictoe at the 1979 AAA Championships, before going on to win a bronze medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championships in Sindelfingen.[5] Her time of 2:01.5 moved her to second on the British Indoor all-time list behind Jane Colebrook's 2:01.12 from 1977. She would remain second on the British indoor all-time list until Kelly Holmes ran 1:59.21 in 2003.[6]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain /  England
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 15th (h) 800 m 2:01.70
7th 4 × 400 m 3:28.01
1978 Comonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 4th 800 m 2:03.41
European Championships Prague, Czechoslavkia 11th (sf) 800 m 2:01.69
1980 European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, Germany 3rd 800 m 2:01.5
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Liz Barnes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "1978 European Championships". European Athletics Association. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. "European Indoor Championships (women)". Gbr Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  6. "UK all-time indoor (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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