Sonia Lannaman

Sonia Lannaman
Personal information
Born (1956-03-24) 24 March 1956 (age 68)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow 4x100 m relay
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Prague 4 x 100 m relay
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton 100 metres
Gold medal – first place 1978 Edmonton 4 x 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane 4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch 4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1978 Edmonton 200 metres
Representing Europe
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1977 Düsseldorf 4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1977 Düsseldorf 100 metres

Sonia May Lannaman (born 24 March 1956) is a British former athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She won the Commonwealth Games 100 metres title in Edmonton 1978 and won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1980 Moscow Games. In the 1977 Track and Field News world merit rankings, she was ranked number two in the world at both 100 metres (to Marlies Gohr) and 200 metres (to Irena Szewinska).