Anne Purvis (née Clarkson, born 5 March 1959) is a Scottish former athlete who specialised in the 800 metres. She won a silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and finished fourth in the 800m final at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. She also won the AAAs Championship title in 1980 and 1981, and the UK Championships title in 1982 and 1986.

Career

As Anne Clarkson, she won the AAAs Championship 800m title in 1980 in 2:01.89, and 1981 in 2:03.92.[1] In 1982, she won the UK Championship title in 2:03.6 in May.[2] Two months later, she ran her lifetime best for the 800m with 2:00.20 on 7 July 1982 in Oslo. This narrowly missed the then Scottish record of 2:00.15 by Rosemary Stirling from 1972. Later that year, she won a silver medal in the 800m at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, behind another Scots-born athlete, Kirsty McDermott, who was representing Wales. She also won a bronze medal in the 4x400m relay with teammates Linsey MacDonald, Angela Bridgeman and Sandra Whittaker.

As Anne Purvis, she finished second to Shireen Bailey at the AAAs Championship 800m in 1983, and second behind Christina Boxer at the AAAs in 1985. She won her second UK Championship title in May 1986, running 2:01.63 to defeat Helen Thorpe and Lorraine Baker. In July 1986, she finished fourth in the 800m final at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, behind Kirsty Wade, Diane Edwards and Lorraine Baker. She was second to Edwards at the 1987 AAA Championships.

As of 2021, Purvis ranks sixth on the Scottish all-time list for 800 m, behind Laura Muir, Jemma Reekie, Lynsey Sharp, Susan Scott and Rosemary Stirling.[3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece semifinal 800 m 2:00.34
1983 European Cup London, United Kingdom 7th 800 m 2:03.66
Representing  Scotland
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 2nd 800 m 2:01.52
3rd 4x400 m 3:32.92
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 4th 800 m 2:02.17
4th 4x400 m 3:42.86
National Championships
1980 AAA Championships London, England 1st 800 m 2:01.89
1981 AAA Championships London, England 1st 800 m 2:03.92
1982 UK Championships Cwmbran, Wanles 1st 800 m 2:03.6
1983 AAA Championships London, England 2nd 800 m 2:00.74
1984 AAA Championships London, England 3rd 800 m 2:02.98
1985 AAA Championships Birmingham, England 2nd 800 m 2:02.41
1986 UK Championships Cwmbran, Wales 1st 800 m 2:01.63
1987 AAA Championships Birmingham, England 2nd 800 m 2:04.40

References

  1. ↑ "AAAs Championships (women)". GBR athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "UK Championships". GBR athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "800m women overall all-time Scotland". Power of 10. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
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