Carol Tyson

Carol Tyson (15 December 1957 – 12 June 2005) was a British racewalking athlete. She was a three-time competitor at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup and was twice a silver medallist.

Biography Born to Jack and Peggy Tyson, both medical doctors, she attended Keswick School as a boarder and took up racewalking while there. Women's walking was in its early stages of development and, with Marion Fawkes, Tyson was a leading athlete for Great Britain.

Tyson claimed national titles at the 5 km and 5000 m distances in her early twenties, including two titles at the UK Athletics Championships.

She began to study medicine at King's College London but continued to compete in the sport. She also won the top level Coppa Città di Sesto San Giovanni race in 1981.

After retiring from racewalking due to an Achilles tendon injury, she worked as a paediatrician in New Zealand, London, Great Yarmouth and finally at Perth Royal Infirmary. She died suddenly at the age of 47 after having breathing difficulties. She left a daughter. WAAA Women's Road Walk Championships 5 km walk: 1977, 1978, 1980 Women's AAA Championships 5000 m walk: 1978, 1981 10,000 m walk: 1978, 1980