How the Women’s 800m Became Athletics’ Headline Act
Key Highlights Ann Brightwell (nÊe Packer) won gold in the women’s 800m at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, setting a world record of 2:01.1 and becoming the first British woman to win an Olympic track gold. The victory came 32 years after the women’s 800m was removed from the Olympics following controversial claims about women’s fragility, ...