Heather Armitage

Biography Armitage won her first major title representing Yorkshire in the all England schools 100 yards in 1951 aged 18.

Armitage became the national yards champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1952 WAAA Championships.

Shortly afterwards, Armitage represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki and won a bronze medal in the relay event with Sylvia Cheeseman, Jean Desforges and June Foulds.

At the 1956 Olympic Games, she competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 meres events and won a silver medal in the relay with Anne Pashley, June Foulds and Jean Scrivens.

One month after retaining her 220 yards national title at the 1958 WAAA Championships, she captained and represented England and won three medals at the 1958 Commonwealth Games in Cardiff

Later that year Young took 100 metres gold at the 1958 European Championships in Athletics in Stockholm, thereby becoming the first British woman to win an individual European track title. As of December 2006, she still holds the official British Record for the 100 yards.