Helen Blake

Helen Blake

Personal information
Nickname	Pinky
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1951-05-01) 1 May 1951 Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	400 metres

Helen Blake (born 1 May 1951) is a Jamaican sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Blake finished fourth in the 400 metres at the 1975 Pan American Games and sixth in the 400 metres at the 1979 Pan American Games.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
1975	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Ponce, Puerto Rico	1st	400 m	54.8
			1st	800 m	2:17.5
	Pan American Games	Mexico City, Mexico	4th	400 m	52.43
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.38
1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	32nd (h)	400 m	53.93
			–	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
1977	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico	2nd	400 m	52.88
			2nd	800 m	2:08.87
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:42.38
	World Cup	Düsseldorf, West Germany	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:31.01
1978	Central American and Caribbean Games	Medellín, Colombia	3rd	400 m	53.40
			4th	800 m	2:09.37
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.69
	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	7th	400 m	54.15
			19th (h)	800 m	2:20.79
			6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.92
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	6th	400 m	53.41
			9th (h)	800 m	2:10.2

¹Representing the Americas

Personal bests

• 400 metres – 52.43 (1975)

External links

• Helen Blake at Olympedia
• Helen Blake at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)