Heather Oakes

Heather Oakes
née Hunte
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1959-08-14) 14 August 1959
London, England
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
ClubHaringey AC
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow4 × 100 m relay
1984 Los Angeles4 × 100 m relay
World Indoor Games
1985 Paris60 m
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1986 Edinburgh100 m
1986 Edinburgh4 × 100 m relay
Representing Europe
World Cup
1979 Montreal4 × 100 m relay

Heather Regina Oakes (née Hunte born 14 August 1959) is a female English former sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres. In the 4 × 100m relay, she won Olympic bronze medals in Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984. She also won a silver medal in the 60m at the 1985 World Indoor Games, and a gold medal in the 100m at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.