Myra Nimmo

Myra Nimmo
Personal information
National teamScotland, United Kingdom
Born (1954-01-05) 5 January 1954 (age 70)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation(s)Long jumper, Academic
Years active1972–76 (long jumper)
1993– (academic)
EmployerUniversity of Birmingham
Websitewww.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/biosciences/nimmo-myra.aspx
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine
Academic work
DisciplinePhysiology
Sub-disciplineExercise physiology
Institutions
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1976
Commonwealth finals1974
Personal best6.43 m
Updated on 29 January 2017
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Myra Nimmo (born 5 January 1954)[1] is a Scottish athlete and academic, who currently works at the University of Birmingham. As an athlete, she competed at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games and 1976 Summer Olympics in the long jump,[2] and was the Scottish long jump record holder from 1973 until 2012. From 2016 until 2021, she was the Chair of England Athletics.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Myra Nimmo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

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