Helen Blake

Helen Blake
Personal information
NicknamePinky
NationalityJamaican
Born (1951-05-01) 1 May 1951 (age 75)
Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
400 metres
Achievements and titles
1976 Summer Olympics

Helen Blake (born 1 May 1951) is a Jamaican sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Blake finished fourth in the 400 metres at the 1975 Pan American Games and sixth in the 400 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
1975 Central American and Caribbean Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st 400 m 54.8
1st 800 m 2:17.5
Pan American Games Mexico City, Mexico 4th 400 m 52.43
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.38
1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 32nd (h) 400 m 53.93
– 4 × 400 m relay DQ
1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico 2nd 400 m 52.88
2nd 800 m 2:08.87
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:42.38
World Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:31.01
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Medellín, Colombia 3rd 400 m 53.40
4th 800 m 2:09.37
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:41.69
Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 7th 400 m 54.15
19th (h) 800 m 2:20.79
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:37.92
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 6th 400 m 53.41
9th (h) 800 m 2:10.2

1Representing the Americas

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Blake Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.