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Full name | Kirsty Margaret Wade | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 6 August 1962 Girvan, Scotland | (age 62)||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kirsty Margaret Wade (née McDermott, born 6 August 1962) is a British former middle-distance runner. She is a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist representing Wales, winning the 800 metres in Brisbane 1982 and both the 800 metres and 1500 metres in Edinburgh 1986. She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games and the 1992 Olympic Games.[1]
Wade is the current Welsh record holder for the 800 metres and the Mile.