Britt Holmquist

Britt Holmquist is a Swedish former racewalking athlete. She was twice a competitor at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup and was the bronze medallist in the first ever women's race in 1975. She was part of a Swedish medal sweep alongside Margareta Simu and Siv Gustavsson. While both Simu and Gustavsson returned to the podium at the 1977 edition, Holmquist fell back to fifth behind British opposition.[1]

Britt Holmquist
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Sweden
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Bronze medal – third place1975 Grand-Quevilly5 km walk

Nationally, she won twice at the Swedish Athletics Championships, taking the 3000 metres race walk titles in 1974 and 1980.[2] She also competed at the AAA Championships in 1980, taking third place in the 5000 m walk behind Britain's Irene Bateman and Swedish compatriot Gustavsson.[3] Holmquist's highest global seasonal ranking was third, which she achieved in the 10,000 m walk in 1980.[4] She was twice a regional medallist, taking third at the Nordic Indoor Race Walking Championships in 1974 and being runner-up to Gustavsson at the 1977 Nordic Race Walking Championships.[5][6]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1975 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Grand-Quevilly, France 3rd 5 km walk 24:45
1977 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Milton Keynes, United Kingdom 5th 5 km walk 24:27

National titles

References
  1. IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  2. Swedish Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  3. AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  4. World Top Performers 1980-2005: Women (Outdoor). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  5. Nordic Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  6. Nordic Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
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