Barbara Lyall
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | 7 May 1944 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Sprints, 440y |
| Club | Tayside AAC Edinburgh Southern Harriers |
Barbara Jean Dadswell Lyall married name Oliver (born 7 May 1944) is a former track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at two Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Lyall was a member of the Tayside Amateur Athletic Club and set a club record of 2min 35sec, over 880 yards in May 1964.[1]
She won the Scottish AAA Championship title over 440 yards in 1965.[2]
Lyall represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[4] participating in two events, the 220 yards and the 440 yards.[5]
In 1967 she opened a fashion shop at 22 Brook Street in Broughty Ferry.[6] Lyall joined the Edinburgh Southern Harriers in 1968.[7]
Lyall represented Great Britain when they defeated the United States at the White City Stadium in 1969, in the 4x400m relay[8] and reached the final of the 400 metres at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.[9]
References
- ^ "Tayside A.C.C.". Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser. 2 May 1964. p. 6. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scottish Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Young Fashions in Ferry". Broughty Ferry Guide and Advertiser. 8 July 1967. p. 9. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Young Fashions in Ferry". The Scotsman. 5 July 1968. p. 23. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Formed in 1889". Dundee Hawkhill Harriers Athletic Club. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "New 4000-metres track planned for Dundee". The Scotsman. 4 January 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.