Background
Morley was born in Swinton, South Yorkshire, England.
Morley was born in Swinton, South Yorkshire, England.
At the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, she finished seventh in the 100 m hurdles final in 13.83 secretaries She also finished second at the AAAs National Championships behind Sally Gunnell and competed at the European Cup, where she finished sixth.
Her sister, Sue Chick, is also a former international hurdler. Morley emerged as the United Kingdom"s top sprint hurdler in 1989, winning the United Kingdom National title in 13.15 secretaries This made her only the third British woman in history, after Shirley Strong and Gunnell, to run under 13 seconds for the 100 metres hurdles.
In the summer of 1990, Morley retained her United Kingdom National title, but was again beaten to the AAAs National title, narrowly losing to Skeete (1303 to 1305).
At the European Championships in Split she reached the semi-finals running 13.22. In 1991, now married and competing as Kay Morley-Brown, she finished third at the AAAs Championships behind Gunnell and Skeete, earning selection for the World Championships in Tokyo, where she reached the semi-finals and ran 13.24.
Morley-Brown began 1992 by finishing second at the AAAs indoor Championships over 60 m hurdles, and reaching the semi-finals at the European Indoor Championships in Genoa. In Barcelona she was eliminated in the heats, running a disappointing 13.44 secretaries
This would be her last major competition.
As of 2013, Morley-Brown"s Welsh records of 12.91 for the 100 m hurdles and 8.16 for the 60 m hurdles, still stand. She ranks 8th on the 100 m hurdles United Kingdom all-time list. 12.91 Auckland, New Zealand 1990 – 100 metres hurdles Welsh National record
13.02 Wrexham, Wales 1990 – 100 metres hurdles Welsh All-Comers record
8.16 Glasgow, Scotland 1992 – 60 metres hurdles Welsh National record.
She was a member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club and was coached by Malcolm Arnold.