Kay Morley-Brown
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Kay Morley-Brown (née Morley) (born 5 March 1963) is a retired Welsh
athlete and former 100 metre hurdles Commonwealth Games
champion, born in Swinton
, Yorkshire
.
A member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club
, coached by Malcolm Arnold
, Morley-Brown won the Welsh Championships 100 metre hurdles every year from 1986 to 1992, and won the gold medal in the 100 metre hurdles
at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
representing Wales
.
Morley-Brown also competed for Great Britain
in the 100 metre hurdles at the 1990 World Athletics Championships, Split
, the 1991 World Athletics Championships, Tokyo
, and at the 1992 Olympics, Barcelona
.
Some of the Welsh records Morley-Brown set in the early 1990s remain unbroken (the first two were set in her previous name of Kay Morley): the Welsh 100 metre high hurdles All Comers Record (i.e. achieved by any athlete in competition within Wales) of 12.91 seconds at Wrexham
, July 1990; the 100 metre high hurdles Welsh National Record (i.e. achieved by any Welsh qualified athlete in competition worldwide) of 13.02 seconds at Auckland
, February 1990 (records she still held as at 11 November 2008); the Welsh Indoor Women's 60 metre hurdles record of 8.16 seconds at Glasgow
, 1992 (a record she still held as at 1 June 2009).
Morley-Brown's 1990 time of 12.91 seconds ranks 7th fastest in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland
all-time women's 100 metre hurdles list.
Morley-Brown has since become a teacher in the John Bentley School, Calne, Wiltshire.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
athlete and former 100 metre hurdles Commonwealth Games
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,...
champion, born in Swinton
Swinton, South Yorkshire
Swinton is a suburban town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England on part of the west bank of the River Don...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
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.
A member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club
Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club
Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club is an athletics club based at the Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff. The club began as a cross country club, the first athletics only club in Wales. Roath Harriers runners became champions of the first Welsh Cross Country Championships, held on 7th March...
, coached by Malcolm Arnold
Malcolm Arnold (athletics coach)
Malcolm Arnold is an Athletics coach working for UK Athletics and its predecessors since 1974. Currently, he is the National Event Coach for Hurdles and Senior Performance Coach for UK Athletics. He has attended every Olympic Games since Mexico City in 1968, 11 in all, as a coach to National Teams...
, Morley-Brown won the Welsh Championships 100 metre hurdles every year from 1986 to 1992, and won the gold medal in the 100 metre hurdles
Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand from 28 January to 3 February 1990. A total of 42 events were contested, 23 by male and 19 by female athletes.-Men:-Women:...
at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,...
representing Wales
Wales at the Commonwealth Games
Wales is one of six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since 1930, the others being Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Scotland...
.
Morley-Brown also competed for Great Britain
United Kingdom
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in the 100 metre hurdles at the 1990 World Athletics Championships, Split
Split (city)
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, the 1991 World Athletics Championships, Tokyo
Tokyo
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, and at the 1992 Olympics, Barcelona
Barcelona
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Some of the Welsh records Morley-Brown set in the early 1990s remain unbroken (the first two were set in her previous name of Kay Morley): the Welsh 100 metre high hurdles All Comers Record (i.e. achieved by any athlete in competition within Wales) of 12.91 seconds at Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
, July 1990; the 100 metre high hurdles Welsh National Record (i.e. achieved by any Welsh qualified athlete in competition worldwide) of 13.02 seconds at Auckland
Auckland
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, February 1990 (records she still held as at 11 November 2008); the Welsh Indoor Women's 60 metre hurdles record of 8.16 seconds at Glasgow
Glasgow
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, 1992 (a record she still held as at 1 June 2009).
Morley-Brown's 1990 time of 12.91 seconds ranks 7th fastest in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
all-time women's 100 metre hurdles list.
Morley-Brown has since become a teacher in the John Bentley School, Calne, Wiltshire.