New Zealand hurdler
Birth name Lynnette Kay Grime Nationality New Zealand Born (1962-09-10 ) 10 September 1962 (age 61) Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] Weight 60 kg (132 lb)[1] Sport Track and field Event 400 metres hurdles
Lynnette Kay Grime (later Lyn Massey and now Lynnette O'Connor ; born 10 September 1962) is a New Zealand hurdler .
Grime was born in 1962 in Matamata .[1] She attended Matamata College from 1976 to 1980 where she was coached by Warwick Fenton. From 1979, she was a New Zealand record holder, first in 100 m hurdles junior, and from 1984 in 400 m hurdles senior.[2] She competed in the women's 400 metres hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics [1] and is listed as New Zealand Olympian number 440.[3] She competed at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo and came 17th in the 400 m hurdles .[2]
The O'Connors live in Greymouth with their three children, and she works at the Greymouth Aquatic Centre.[2]
References
New Zealand national champions in women's 100 m hurdles
Note: 80 yards in 1937, 90 yards in 1938, and 80 metres before 1969
80 yards 90 yards 80 metres 100 metres
1969: Adrea Lowe
1970: Jan Mack
1971: Miriama Tuisorisori
1972: Brenda Matthews
1973: Michelle Miles
1974: Brenda Matthews
1975: Gail Wooten
1976–1977: Jan Lothian
1978: Gail Wooten
1979–1980: Gail Swart
1981: Terry Yaxley
1982: Terry Genge
1983: Jayne Mitchell
1984: Lyn Massey
1985: Lyn Kay
1986: Lyn Stock
1987: Jenny Laurendet (AUS)
1988: Vanessa Jack
1989: Albertine An (PYF)
1990: Helen Pirovano
1991: Joanne Henry
1992–1995: Vanessa Jack
1996–1997: Janiene Ashbridge
1998: Joanne Henry
1999: Janiene Ashbridge
2000: Rowena Morton
2001: Nicola Kidd
2002: Andrea Miller
2003: Kelera Nacewa
2004: Niki Earnshaw
2005: Rebecca Wardell
2006–2008: Andrea Miller
2009: Veronica Torr
2010: Sarah Cowley
2011: Fiona Morrison
2012: Andrea Miller
2013–2014: Fiona Morrison
2015: Portia Bing
2016–2018: Fiona Morrison
2019: Rochelle Coster
2020: Fiona Morrison
2021: Amy Robertson
2022: Celine Pearn
2023: Anna Percy
2024: Briana Stephenson
New Zealand national champions in women's 400 m
Note: 440 yards before 1970
440 yards 400 metres
New Zealand national champions in women's 400 m hurdles
1976: Jan Lothian
1977: Marion Prior
1978: Karen Green
1979–1981: Terry Yaxley
1982: Janine Robson
1983: Terry Genge
1984: Lyn Massey
1985: Lyn Grime
1986: Kim Petersen
1987: Jenny Laurendet (AUS)
1988: Karen Green
1989–1990: Anna Shattky
1991–1994: Lyn Massey
1995: Vanessa Jack
1996: Rosalind Wade
1997: Nicola Kidd
1998: Jo Warahi
1999–2002: Nicola Kidd
2003: Rebecca Wardell
2004: Jana Pittman (AUS)
2005: Sarah O'Connell
2006: Rebecca O'Loughlin (AUS)
2007: Gemma Radford
2008: Lauren McAdam (AUS)
2009–2010: Annmarie Spragg
2011–2012: Tracey Hale
2013–2014: Zoe Ballantyne
2015: Mackenzie Keenan
2016–2017: Anna Percy
2018–2023: Portia Bing
2024: Alessandra Macdonald
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