Angela Bailey (28 February 1962 – 31 July 2021) was a Canadian
track and field athlete
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. She is the
Canadian record holder in the
100 metres
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with her personal best of 10.98 seconds in 1987. She also holds the
200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
indoor national record with 23.32 seconds in 1984.
She won an
Olympic silver medal
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in the 4×100 metres relay in 1984, three relay silver medals at the
Commonwealth Games
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, and a bronze medal in the 60 metres at the
1987 World Indoor Championships.
Career
Bailey was born in
Coventry
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,
Warwickshire
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, England. She first came to international attention at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in 1978. In 1980, she won gold in both
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...
and
200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
at the first Pan American Junior Track and Field Championships in Sudbury, defeating the favoured American sprinter
Michele Glover decisively in both distances. She was selected for the 1980 Olympic team but Canada boycotted the
Moscow event.
Bailey won all her races on a tour of New Zealand in late 1981, which included three gold medals at the
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in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay. She placed fourth in the
100 meters
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contest ...
and seventh in the
200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...
at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, and was again fourth in the
100 metres
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in 1986. She won a
silver medal
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for the
4×100 m relay at the
1978 Commonwealth Games
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, and did so again in both the
1982
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and
1986
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games.
At the
1983 World Championships, Bailey placed fifth in the 100 metres, seventh in the
200 metres
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and fifth in the 4×100 m relay. At the
1984 Los Angeles Olympics
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, she came in sixth in the 100 metres and won a
silver medal
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in the 4×100 metres relay with
Marita Payne
Marita Payne-Wiggins (born October 7, 1960) is a Canadian former track and field athlete who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics. She is the co- Canadian record holder in the 400 metres, along with Jillian Richardson, and previously held ...
,
Angella Taylor and
France Gareau
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Gareau competed for Canada in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 100 ...
.
Originally fourth in the 60 metres final at the 1987 World Indoor Championships, Bailey was promoted to the bronze medal in 1989, due to the disqualification of Canadian team-mate
Angella Issajenko
Angella Taylor-Issajenko, CM ( née Taylor; born September 28, 1958) is a Canadian coach and former sprinter. She won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984. At the Commonwealth Games she won seven medals, incl ...
after the
Dubin Inquiry
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. She set the Canadian 100 metres record with 10.98 secs on 6 July 1987 in Budapest, and went on to finish seventh in the 100 metres final at the 1987 World Championships in Rome. She was a quarter-finalist in the
100 metres
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at the
1988 Seoul Olympics
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.
Death
Diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer in the fall of 2020, Bailey died of cancer in
Toronto
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on 31 July 2021, aged 59.
A statement from the family read, in part, that Bailey "persevered with amazing strength and resilience as she battled cancer alongside her five year struggle with mental illness."
National titles
*Canadian Track and Field Championships
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**100 metres: 1985, 1990
**200 metres: 1985
International competitions
Note: At the 1987 World Indoor Championships, Bailey originally finished fourth. She was promoted to the bronze medal position in 1989 after her Canadian teammate Angella Issajenko
Angella Taylor-Issajenko, CM ( née Taylor; born September 28, 1958) is a Canadian coach and former sprinter. She won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984. At the Commonwealth Games she won seven medals, incl ...
, who had won the silver medal, was disqualified after admitting long term drug use at the Dubin Inquiry.
Note: At the 1981 World Cup, Bailey was representing the Americas continent.
See also
* Canadian records in track and field
The following is a list of national outdoor and indoor athletics records for Canada maintained by Canada's national athletics federation, Athletics Canada.
Outdoor
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References
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Art by Angela Bailey
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1962 births
2021 deaths
Athletes from Toronto
Women in sports
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Olympic track and field athletes of Canada
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada
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World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
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Deaths from cancer in Ontario
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Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
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