Paula Dunn

Paula Dunn
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1964-12-03) 3 December 1964 (age 59)
Bradford, West Yorkshire
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Split 4x100 m relay
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh 100 metres
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 100 metres
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 4x100 m relay

Paula Dunn MBE, (formerly Thomas, born 3 December 1964) is an English former sprinter who competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay. She represented Great Britain in all three events at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. She is a five-time Commonwealth Games medallist, including winning silver (1986) and bronze (1994) in the 100 metres. During the 1990s, she competed as Paula Thomas (her then married name). Her personal bests of 11.15 secs in the 100 metres and 22.69 secs in the 200 metres, were the fastest times run by a British female sprinter during the 1990s.[1]