Barbara Inkpen
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Barbara Jean Inkpen was born on October 28, 1949, in Farnham, Surrey and is a former female track and field athlete from England
, who mainly competed in the high jump event during her career. She represented Great Britain at two Summer Olympics (1968 and 1972), and won the gold medal at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
in Christchurch
, New Zealand.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, who mainly competed in the high jump event during her career. She represented Great Britain at two Summer Olympics (1968 and 1972), and won the gold medal at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
1974 British Commonwealth Games
The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games....
in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand.