Background
Hoyte was born in London, England.
Hoyte was born in London, England.
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. In 1979, she finished fourth in the 60 m final at the European Indoor Championships in Vienna.
She also competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. She is the holder of the United Kingdom indoor 50 m record, which she set in 1981. As of 2015, the record still stands.
She was selected for the relay squad for the 1980 Moscow Olympics but did not get to compete.
In 1981, she broke the United Kingdom 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). The record (as of 2014) has stood for over thirty three years.
Hoyte"s best year was in 1982. 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 United Kingdom Olympic trials in Birmingham, but failed to earn Olympic selection.
50 metres 6.21 Grenoble 22 February 1981 (United Kingdom Record)
60 metres 7.20 Lievin 22 February 1987 (6th on United Kingdom all-time list)
100 metres 11.31 Brisbane 4 October 1982 (18th on United Kingdom all-time list)
200 metres 23.48 London (Crystal Palace) 7 June 1975.
She was a member of Highgate Harriers and later the Borough of Hounslow Athletic Club.