Heather Oakes

Heather Oakes (born Hunte, born August 14, 1959 in London) is a former British sprinter.

At the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980, she won the first leg of the British 4 x 100 meters relay together with Kathy Smallwood - Cook, Beverley Goddard and Sonia Lannaman the bronze medal behind the teams from East Germany and the Soviet Union. Another Olympic bronze medal in the relay she took in 1984 in Los Angeles behind the teams from the United States and Canada. This time, Oakes final leg behind Simmone Jacobs, Kathy Cook and Beverley Goddard.

Other international achievements came as a silver medalist in the 60 - meter race at the IAAF World Indoor Games in Paris in 1985 and for England starting as a winner in the 100 - meter dash and the 4 x 100 meters relay at the Commonwealth Games in 1986 in Edinburgh.

Heather Oakes is 1,63 m tall and weighed 64 kg in their active time. She started for the Haringey Athletic Club. Her husband Gary Oakes won the bronze medal in the 400 - meter hurdles at the 1980 Olympic Games.