Joslyn Hoyte-Smith
MBE
Personal information
Full nameJoslyn Yvonne Hoyte-Smith
Born16 December 1954 (1954-12-16) (age 69)
Barbados
Sport
ClubDorothy Hyman Track Club
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow 4 x 400m Relay
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton 4 x 400m Relay
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Brisbane 400m

Joslyn Yvonne Hoyte-Smith MBE (born 16 December 1954 in Barbados) is a British former 400 metres athlete. Joslyn grew up in Leeds and attended Matthew Murray High School between 1966 and 1973.

Athletics career

Hoyte-Smith competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where, as part of the women's 4×400 metres relay team, she won a bronze medal.[1] She also ran in the 4 × 400 m relay team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She was the winner of the 400m at the UK Championships in 1979, 1981 and 1983. She also won the 400m title at the AAA Championships in 1981. She represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[2] Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4]

She now lives in Kent, England and is currently Athlete Support Manager for Yorkshire. Hoyte-Smith is chair of the GB Olympians, the national association for Olympic athletes.[5]

Hoyte-Smith was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to athletics.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "1978 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "1982 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "OLY honours for Olympic legends". olympians.org. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N25.


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