Ann Ford (athlete) explained

Ann Ford (née Yeoman; born 30 March 1952)^[1] is an English former middle and long-distance runner. She finished in the top ten at five IAAF World Cross Country Championships, including fourth-place finishes in 1974 and 1976.^[2] She also won a World Cross Country Championship team gold medal in 1974 and a bronze medal in 1979 and 1982. She was also a team winner at the International Cross Country Championships in 1972.^[3]

In 1978, she won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the Commonwealth Games, in a race won by her twin sister Paula Fudge.^[4] At the 1988 London Marathon, she finished second to Ingrid Kristiansen,^[5] running a personal best time of 2:30:38,^[6] to earn selection for the Seoul Olympics. She withdrew from the Olympic team in August 1988 due to injury.

On the road running circuit, she was the 1986 winner of the Reading Half Marathon, the Fleet Half Marathon winner in 1985 and 1988, and won the Nottingham Half Marathon in 1993 and 1997.^[3]

International competitions

Representing /
1972	International Cross Country Championships	Cambridge, United Kingdom	11th	Senior race	16:49
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Senior team	22 pts
1974	World Cross Country Championships	Monza, Italy	4th	4 km	12:58
			bgcolor=gold	1st	Senior team	28 pts
	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	7th	3000 m	9:06.89
1975	World Cross Country Championships	Rabat, Morocco	7th	4.2 km	14:03
			4th	Senior team	64 pts
1976	World Cross Country Championships	Chepstow, United Kingdom	4th	4.8 km	16.57
			4th	Senior team	78
1977	World Cross Country Championships	Düsseldorf, Germany	7th	5.1 km	17:47
			5th	Senior team	118 pts
1978	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	3000 m	9:24.05
	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	9th	3000 m	8:53.08
1979	World Cross Country Championships	Limerick, Ireland	9th	5.0 km	17:47
			3rd	Senior team	68 pts
1982	World Cross Country Championships	Rome, Italy	13th	4.7 km	15:02
			bgcolor=bronze	3rd	Senior team	67 pts

Marathons

1985	Columbus Marathon	Columbus, United States	2nd	—	2:36:15
1986	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	3rd	—	2:31:40
1988	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	2nd	—	2:30:38

National titles

• English Cross Country Championships
  • Senior race: 1976^[7]
• AAA Marathon Championships
  • Senior race: 1986, 1988^[8]
• England Athletics Championships
  • 3000 m: 1972^[3]

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (women)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ann Ford . IAAF site . 8 June 2017.
2. Web site: IAAF World Cross Country Championships . At the Champs . 8 June 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20071115222759/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/wxc_iaaf.html . 15 November 2007 .
3. https://more.arrs.run/runner/4479 Ann Ford
4. Web site: Commonwealth Games medallists - Athletics (women) . GBR Athletics . 27 May 2017.
5. Web site: 1988 race report . London Marathon . 8 June 2017.
6. Web site: Ann Ford . Power of 10 . 27 May 2017.
7. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/xc.htm British Cross Country Championships
8. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/road.htm British Road Championships