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Wendy Hoyte was born on 17 December, 1957 in United Kingdom, is a British sprinter. Discover Wendy Hoyte's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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She is a member of famous sprinter with the age 66 years old group.
Wendy Hoyte Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Wendy Hoyte's Husband?
Her husband is Les Hoyte (m. 1981)
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Les Hoyte (m. 1981) |
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Gavin Hoyte, Justin Hoyte |
Wendy Hoyte Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Wendy Hoyte worth at the age of 66 years old? Wendy Hoyte’s income source is mostly from being a successful sprinter. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Wendy Hoyte's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
Wendy Patricia Hoyte (née Clarke; born 17 December 1957) is a British former sprinter, who won a 1982 Commonwealth Games gold medal and a 1982 European Championships silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay.
As Wendy Clarke, she first came to prominence at the age of 17 in 1975, when she won two medals at the European Junior Championships in Athens.
She won bronze in the 100 m in a wind assisted 11.53 secs, behind the East German pair of Petra Koppetsch and Marlies Oelsner (the future Marlies Gohr), then won silver behind Koppetsch in the 200 m in 23.85.
She also competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.
In 1976, she competed in the sprint relay at the Montreal Olympics, running the first leg for the British quartet that finished eighth in the final.
She is married to Les Hoyte, also a leading sprinter (brother of Trevor Hoyte, 1978 Commonwealth 200 m finalist), and is the mother of footballers Justin, a former England U21 and Trinidad & Tobago international, and Gavin, who plays for Maidstone United and was an England U19 international.
In 1979, she finished fourth in the 60 m final at the European Indoor Championships in Vienna.
She was selected for the relay squad for the 1980 Moscow Olympics but did not get to compete.
She is the holder of the United Kingdom indoor 50 m record, which she set in 1981.
In 1981, she broke the UK indoor record for the 50 m with 6.21 secs in the heats of the European Indoor Championships, before placing sixth in the final (usually a 60 m race, the event was held over 50 m in 1981).
She was the AAAs 100 m champion in 1981 and 1982 and the AAAs indoor 60 m champion in 1977, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
Hoyte's best year was in 1982.
Indoors, she won a bronze medal in the 60 m at the European Indoor Championships in Milan.
At the European Championships in Athens she reached the 100 m final, placing eighth, then won a silver medal as part of the British 4 × 100 m relay quartet, along with Kathy Smallwood, Bev Callender and Shirley Thomas.
At the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, representing England, she finished fifth in the 100 m final and won a gold medal in the relay, along with Smallwood, Callender and Sonia Lannaman.
Hoyte missed trying for the 1984 Olympics due to pregnancy.
In 1986, she competed at the European Championships in Stuttgart, finishing fifth in the 4 × 100 m relay final.
In 1987, Hoyte competed at three major Championships, she finished fifth in the 60 m final at the European Indoor Championships in Lievin and reached the semi-finals of the 60 m at the World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis.
Outdoors, she ran in the sprint relay at the World Championships in Rome.
She competed at the 1988 UK Olympic trials in Birmingham, but failed to earn Olympic selection.
The record (as of 2014) has stood for over thirty three years.
In the late 70s and early 80s she won six AAAs national titles.
As of 2016, the record still stands.
Hoyte was born in London, England.
She was a member of Highgate Harriers and later the Borough of Hounslow Athletic Club.