Betty Moore
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Betty Moore is an Australian athlete who ran for Great Britain
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Moore set hurdles
records for New South Wales during the 1950s while completing her MSc
in chemistry
with Arthur Birch at the University of Sydney
. She travelled to Manchester
with Birch in 1957 to study for a PhD, but became disillusioned with the career prospects available for female chemists. She left her studies to work full-time and started training with the British athletics team, winning the British hurdles championship.
Moore was selected to represent Great Britain in the 1960 Olympic Games
in Rome
, but was disqualified from competing because she had resided in Britain for only 22 months instead of the required 24. She ran for Britain in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
in Perth, Western Australia
where she broke nine British records, one Commonwealth record and equalled the world record for the 80 metre hurdles. She won two silver medals in the 80 meter hurdles and the 4 x 110 yard relay
.
She later returned to Australia to resume her career in chemistry and retired in 1999. Moore was an accredited coach and official and served as a technical official at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney
where she also serves as a board member at Athletics New South Wales.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
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Moore set hurdles
Hurdling
Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...
records for New South Wales during the 1950s while completing her MSc
MSC
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in chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
with Arthur Birch at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. She travelled to Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
with Birch in 1957 to study for a PhD, but became disillusioned with the career prospects available for female chemists. She left her studies to work full-time and started training with the British athletics team, winning the British hurdles championship.
Moore was selected to represent Great Britain in the 1960 Olympic Games
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, but was disqualified from competing because she had resided in Britain for only 22 months instead of the required 24. She ran for Britain in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia from 22 November-1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth....
in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
where she broke nine British records, one Commonwealth record and equalled the world record for the 80 metre hurdles. She won two silver medals in the 80 meter hurdles and the 4 x 110 yard relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
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She later returned to Australia to resume her career in chemistry and retired in 1999. Moore was an accredited coach and official and served as a technical official at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
where she also serves as a board member at Athletics New South Wales.