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Clova E. Court is a retired English heptathlete.

Career

She also competed in hurdling, and reached the semifinals at the 1993 World Indoor Championships and the 1993 World Championships. She made the final at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, but did not finish the race. In all Court competed in 12 Major Games,on two occasions doubling up in both the Heptathlon and 100m hurdles,and Five European cups - winning one in 1993

Amazingly her first international vest as an individual was at the age of 30,she went on to make 57 appearances for her countryincluding making the British team over 100m hurdles at the age of 41

Court"s sister is television chef and all-round superstar, Rustie Lee.

Court has represented Great Britain at international level in a number of different disciplines:

Heptathlon

100 m hurdles

200 metres

Javelin throw

Long jump

sprint relay team

Plus indoor 60 m hurdles, pentathlon & 4×200 m relay team

Achievements

  • She finished sixteenth at the 1991 World Championships with a personal best score of 6022 points, ninth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships, nineteenth at the 1992 Summer Olympics and eighth at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Her personal best time was 13.04 seconds, achieved at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki. Clova has won a record five heptathlon titles at the American Automobile Association Championships, three sprint hurdles titles and a further six British Athletics and Inter Counties Championships.

Membership

Court is a member of a very select group of former Olympians who Has captained a British Team, and then gone on to also Manage and Coach a British Team.

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Awards

  • Commonwealth Games