Brit McRoberts

Brit McRoberts

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Canada
Pan American Games
	1987 Indianapolis	1500 m
IAAF World Indoor Games
	1985 Paris	1500 m

Brit Lind-Petersen-McRoberts (born 10 February 1957) is a Canadian former track and field athlete who competed in middle-distance running events.

Born in Copenhagen in Denmark, she later moved to Canada and represented her adoptive country internationally. She made her first appearances for Canada in 1979, placing seventh in the 800 metres at the Pan American Games, then sixth in the 1500 metres at the 1979 IAAF World Cup. Her first national title came in 1980, over 1500 m at the Canadian Track and Field Championships, and she would go on to win three further titles (800 m in 1981 and 1983, then a second 1500 m title in 1986). She also came first in the women's mile run at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 1984.

She won three major medals during her career, all over 1500 m: she was the gold medallist at the 1981 Pacific Conference Games, and claimed bronze at both the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games and the 1987 Pan American Games. She was also an 800 m gold medallist at the Francophonie Games.

McRoberts was a frequent finalist at global events, including the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, 1984 Summer Olympics, and the 1986 and 1990 Commonwealth Games. She represented the Americas in tow middle-distance events at the 1981 IAAF World Cup and ran for Canada at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics (failing to make the final).

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	7th	800 m	2:06.7
	World Cup	Montreal, Canada	6th	1500 m	4:15.33
1981	Pacific Conference Games	Christchurch, New Zealand	1st	1500 m	4:11.87
	Francophonie Games	Rabat, Morocco	1st	800 m	2:05.03
	World Cup	Rome, Italy	7th	800 m	2.02.19
			6th	1500 m	4:09.66
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	1500 m	4:05.73
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	7th	1500 m	4:05.98
1985	World Indoor Games	Paris, France	3rd	1500 m	4:11.83
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	7th	800 m	2:05.10
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	8th (heats)	1500 m	4:08.37
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	3rd	1500 m	4:11.35
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	8th	800 m	2:07.40

National titles

• Canadian Track and Field Championships
  • 800 m: 1981, 1983
  • 1500 m: 1980, 1986
• USA Indoor Track and Field Championships
  • Mile: 1984

External links

• Brit McRoberts profile at IAAF

• Brit McRoberts. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
• Brit McRoberts. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
• Canadian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
• USA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
• Pacific Conference Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
• World Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
• Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.
• Francophone Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.