| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Born | 5 January 1954 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Long jumper, Academic |
| Years active | 1972–76 (long jumper) 1993– (academic) |
| Employer | University of Birmingham |
| Website | www |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Physiology |
| Sub-discipline | Exercise physiology |
| Institutions | |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1976 |
| Commonwealth finals | 1974 |
| Personal best | 6.43 m |
| Updated on 29 January 2017 | |
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national_team, nationality.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.
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SOwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.