Myra Nimmo
Personal information
National teamScotland, United Kingdom
Born (1954-01-05) 5 January 1954
Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation(s)Long jumper, Academic
Years active1972–76 (long jumper)
1993– (academic)
EmployerUniversity of Birmingham
Websitewww.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/biosciences/nimmo-myra.aspx
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine
Academic work
DisciplinePhysiology
Sub-disciplineExercise physiology
Institutions
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals1976
Commonwealth finals1974
Personal best6.43 m
Updated on 29 January 2017.

Myra Nimmo (born 5 January 1954)[1] is a Scottish athlete and academic, who currently works at the University of Birmingham. As an athlete, she competed at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games and 1976 Summer Olympics in the long jump,[2] and was the Scottish long jump record holder from 1973 until 2012. From 2016 until 2021, she was the Chair of England Athletics.

Athletics career

Nimmo began her career in the sprint hurdles, and also ran in the relay team. She took up long jump during the winter of 1972–73.[3] In June 1973, Nimmo broke the Scottish national long jump record with a jump of 6.43 m during a meeting at Meadowbank Stadium.[3][4] Her record became the longest standing Scottish national athletics record, until it was broken in 2012 by the unrelated Jade Nimmo.[5] Nimmo competed in the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she came fourth in the long jump.[3][6] Later in the year, she won a long jump event in Cwmbran, Wales. Nimmo was the only Scottish women to win an event at the meeting. In 1975, she won another event in Coatbridge, Scotland, in what became her last appearance for Scotland.[6] Nimmo competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, finishing 24th with a best jump of 5.94 m.[1]

Academic career

Nimmo has a PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine.[7] In 1993, Nimmo became an exercise physiologist at the University of Strathclyde.[4][7] In 2007, she was appointed Professor of Exercise Physiology at Loughborough University's School of Sport and Exercise Sciences.[7] She later became the Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of College of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham. In 2016, Nimmo was appointed the Chair of England Athletics.[8] In January 2021, Nimmo announced that she would not be standing for re-election, but would stay Chair of England Athletics until a successor is found.[9] On 1 September 2021, Nimmo was replaced by Gary Shaughnessy in the role.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "1976 Olympic Games Montreal – Women's Long Jump". Sport Olympic. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Myra Nimmo Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Nimmo remains one step ahead". The Scotsman. 27 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Time has come for Scotland's oldest field record to fall". The Herald. 2 June 2001. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jade Nimmo breaks longstanding Scots long jump record". BBC Sport. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  6. 1 2 "THE METRIC ERA 1969–1985". Scots Stats. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "New Professor of Exercise Physiology appointed at Loughborough University". Loughborough University. 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pro-Vice-Chancellor appointed Chair of England Athletics". University of Birmingham. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Myra Nimmo to leave role as Chair of England Athletics". England Athletics. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Gary Shaughnessy appointed new England Athletics chair". England Athletics. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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