Louise Miller (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 9 March 1960 Saffron Walden, England |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | high jump |
| Club | Chelmsford Athletics Club |
Louise Ann Gittens, née Miller (born 9 March 1960) is a retired female high jumper from England, who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Miller, born in Saffron Walden, Essex, finished third behind Carol Mathers in the high jump event at the 1978 AAA Championships.[2]
At the 1980 Olympics Games in Moscow, she represented Great Britain, finishing in 11th place (1.85 m) in the overall-rankings.[3] She set her personal best (1.94 metres) in 1980.
Miller left athletics and married teacher and rugby player Roy Gittens before making a comeback under her married name of Gittens and winning the 1985 Southern Counties title.[4] In 1989, eleven years after her last podium place at the AAA Championships, she finished third again, this time behind Diana Davies at the 1989 AAA Championships.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "profile". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Teacher Chris Hands Out A Lesson". Sunday Express. 20 August 1978. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Gittens soars to record". Cambridge Daily News. 3 June 1985. Retrieved 28 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
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