Angie Petty
New Zealand middle-distance runner
Sam Petty
(m. 2014)Medal record
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Representing  New Zealand | ||
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 | 2015 Gwangju | 800 m |
Angela Kate Petty (née Smit; born 16 August 1991) is a New Zealand middle-distance athlete.[2]
Biography
Born in Christchurch in 1991,[3] she was educated at Rangiora High School.[4] In 2007, she won the New Zealand secondary schools 800 m title, clocking 2:11.42.[4]
The following year Petty represented New Zealand in the 800 m at the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland,[5] finishing fourth in her semi-final in a time of 2:08.73,[2] and she successfully defended her national schools 800 m title.[6] At the Athletics Canterbury Awards in 2010, she was co-winner with Tom Walsh of the junior athlete of the year award.[7]
She competed in the 800 m at the 2010 World Junior Championships, where she was again eliminated in the semi-finals, finishing in 2:05.51.[2]
At the 2012 New Zealand championships, she won the 800 m title and was second in both the 400 m and 1500 m. In July that year, she ran the 800 m in 2:00.67 at a meet in Heusden, Belgium, just failing to qualify for the New Zealand team for the 2012 Olympics.[8]
Petty and Walsh were joint winners of Athletics Canterbury's athlete of the year award in 2013.[9] In July 2013, she ran a personal best of 2:00.03 for 800 m in finishing fourth at the World University Games in Kazan,[10] and backed it up two weeks later with 2:00.42 to finish fifth in the Diamond League meet in London.[11] At the World Athletics Championships in Moscow the following month, she clocked 2:00.60 in finishing fourth in her 800 m heat and did not progress further.[12]
Petty represented New Zealand in the 800 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, finishing fifth in the final in a time of 2.01:94.[13]
Petty studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree in education at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch.[14] In 2014, she married British triathlete Sam Petty.[15]
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 m | 54.15[16] | Mannheim, Germany | 29 July 2016 |
| 600 m | 1:26.72[2] | Liège, Belgium | 5 July 2012 |
| 800 m | 1:59.06[2][16] | Gwangju, South Korea | 10 July 2015 |
| 1000 m | 2:37.82[2][16] | Chiba, Japan | 15 August 2015 |
| 1500 m | 4:07.83[2] | Turku, Finland | 29 June 2016 |
| Mile | 4:43.66[16] | Wanganui, New Zealand | 20 January 2014 |
References
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Angela Smit Petty at World Athletics
July 2008 – March 2015 - ^ "Angie Smit profile". Glasgow 2014. 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ a b Maddaford, Terry (12 December 2007). "Westlake athlete smashes record". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Dunbar, Tim (14 June 2008). "16-year-old takes world champs spot in her stride". The Press. p. 5.
- ^ "Results at a glance". Timaru Herald. 14 December 2009. p. 14.
- ^ "Athletes' awards". Timaru Herald. 14 June 2010. p. 18.
- ^ "Adams' chief rival in form". The Press. 10 July 2012. p. 6.
- ^ "Smit and Walsh share honour". Timaru Herald. 27 May 2013. p. 11.
- ^ "Strong run in 800m". Nelson Mail. 10 July 2013. p. 22.
- ^ "Strong showing for Smit in Diamond League debut". Radio New Zealand News. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Gutsy Smit so close". Timaru Herald. 16 August 2013. p. 13.
- ^ "Angie Smit". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ "Top athlete and UC student manages dual challenge". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ Hinton, Marc (16 August 2015). "Diet change sees Kiwi athlete Angie Petty make big strides in 800m". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d Athletics New Zealand Rankings: Angela Petty
External links
- Angela Petty at World Athletics
- Angela Petty at Diamond League
- Angela Petty at Olympics.com
- Angie Petty at Olympedia
- Angie Petty at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Angie Smit at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Angela Petty at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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Summer Universiade champions in women's 800 metres
- 1959: Nicole Goullieux (FRA)
- 1961: Antje Gleichfeld (FRG)
- 1963: Olga Kazi (HUN)
- 1965: Laine Erik (URS)
- 1967: Madeline Manning (USA)
- 1970: Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR)
- 1973: Liyana Tomova (BUL)
- 1975: Nina Morgunova (URS)
- 1977: Totka Petrova (BUL)
- 1979: Nadezhda Mushta (URS)
- 1981: Doina Melinte (ROM)
- 1983: Irina Podyalovskaya (URS)
- 1985: Nadezhda Zvyagintseva (URS)
- 1987: Slobodanka Čolović (YUG)
- 1989: Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)
- 1991: Inna Yevseyeva (URS)
- 1993: Amy Wickus (USA)
- 1995: Stella Jongmans (NED)
- 1997: Irina Nedelenko (UKR)
- 1999: Yuliya Taranova (RUS)
- 2001: Brigita Langerholc (SLO)
- 2003: Liliana Popescu (ROM)
- 2005: Svetlana Klyuka (RUS)
- 2007: Yuliya Krevsun (UKR)
- 2009: Madeleine Pape (AUS)
- 2011: Olha Zavhorodnya (UKR)
- 2013: Margarita Mukasheva (KAZ)
- 2015: Angie Petty (NZL)
- 2017: Rose Mary Almanza (CUB)
- 2019: Catriona Bisset (AUS)
- 2021: Laura Pellicoro (ITA)
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