Shirley Strong

Shirley Strong ( born November 18, 1958 in Northwich, Cheshire ) is a former British athlete and Olympian.

Strong won at the Commonwealth Games 1978, held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the silver medal in the 100 - meter hurdles between the two British women Lorna Boothe ( gold) and Sharon Colyear (bronze). In the Commonwealth Games 1982 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, she won the gold medal ahead of Briton Lorna Boothe (Silver ) and before the Canadian Susan Kameli (bronze).

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won the silver medal in the 100 - meter hurdles behind the US-American Benita Fitzgerald - Brown ( gold) and before the two third-placed Frenchwoman Michèle Chardonnet and the US-American Kim Turner, (both bronze).

  • Woman
  • Athlete (United Kingdom)
  • Olympian (United Kingdom)
  • Born in 1958
  • Hurdler
Athletics (sport) 1978 Commonwealth Games 1982 Commonwealth Games Benita Fitzgerald-Brown
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