The larger colour photo above shows Sue Hearnshaw with her Olympic medal and
the inset photo is a shot of her
in action at the Crystal Palace in July 1978,
during the match against Bulgaria.
In March of 1984 Sue won the European Indoor Championship with a leap of 6.70m
from Eva Murková (CZE) 6.55m and Stefania Lazzaroni (ITA) 6.08m.
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Women's Long Jump Final.
Commonwealth Games 1978
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| 1. Sue REEVE |
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ENG |
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6.59 |
| 2. Erica HOOKER |
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AUS |
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6.58 |
| 3. June GRIFFITH |
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GUY |
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6.52 |
| 4. Sue HEARNSHAW |
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ENG |
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6.40 |
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Women's Long Jump Final.
Commonwealth Games 1982
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| 1. Shonel FERGUSON |
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BAH |
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6.91w |
| 2. Robyn STRONG |
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AUS |
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6.88w |
| 3. Bev KINCH |
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ENG |
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6.78w |
| 4. Unknown |
| 5. Sue HEARNSHAW |
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ENG |
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6.50w |
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Women's Long jump Final.
Olympic Games 1984
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| .1. Anisoara STANCIU |
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ROM |
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6.96 |
| 2. Vali IONESCU |
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ROM |
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6.81 |
| 3. Sue HEARNSHAW |
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GBR |
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6.80w |
| 4. Angela THACKER |
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USA |
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6.78w |
| 5. Jackie JOYNER |
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USA |
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6.77 |
| 6. Robyn LORRAWAY |
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AUS |
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6.67 |
| 7. Glynis NUNN |
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AUS |
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6.53w |
| 8. Shonel FERGUSON |
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BAH |
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6.44 |
Sue's jump of 6.40m (exactly 21 feet) in the 1978 Commonwealth Games was a UK Junior record.
A graduate of Loughborough University, she subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
Her mother, Muriel Pletts, had competed in the first post-war Summer Olympic Games in London in 1948,
finishing fourth as part of the British women's 4 x 100 metre relay team