Ann Margaret Griffiths (née Williams; born 20 August 1965) is a retired

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athlete who competed in middle-distance events. In the

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, she won a silver medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and finished seventh in the final at the 1991 World Championships, before going on to represent Great Britain in the

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at the

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in Barcelona.

Career

A member of Sale Harriers Manchester athletics club, Williams won a silver medal for

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in the 800 metres, at the 1990 Commonwealth Gamesin

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, in a race that was a one-two for the club, with the winner being Diane Edwards. Williams ran under two minutes for 800m for the first time, when running 1:59.88 for fourth at the 1991 Europa Cup, to become the sixth British woman to break the two-minute barrier (after

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, Shireen Bailey, Kirsty McDermott, Lorraine Baker and Diane Edwards). Two months later she reached the final at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, finishing seventh. Williams achieved her career-best 1500m time of 4:07.59 when winning at the

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Rome Grand Prix on 9 June 1992. At the

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she fell in her qualifying heat and was unfortunate to be disqualified. By now competing under her married name Ann Griffiths, she achieved her career-best at 800m, running 1:59.81 for fifth in the final at the 1994 European Championships.

International competitions

National titles

* UK Championships 800 metres (

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) *

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800 metres (1990) *AAA Championships 1500 metres (1991)

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 1:59.81 (Helsinki 1994) *

– 4:07.59 (Rome 1992) Indoor *

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– 2:40.07 (Birmingham 1996) *

– 4:16.25 (Birmingham 1996)

References

All-Athletics profile
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