Angela Bailey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Angela Bailey

Canadian sprinter

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1962

Place of Birth: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Profession: sprinter

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Angela Bailey (born 28 February 1962) is a Canadian former track and field athlete.
She is the Canadian record holder in the 100 metres with her personal best of 10.98 seconds, set in 1987.
She also holds the 200 metres indoor national record of 23.32 seconds. Bailey was born in Coventry, England.
She first came to international attention at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in 1978.
In 1980 she won Gold in both 100 meters and 200 meters at the first Pan Am Juniors Track and Field Championships in Sudbury.
Beating the favoured American sprinter Michele Glover decisively in both distances.
She won all her races on tour of New Zealand in late 1981; which included three gold medals at the Pacific Conference Games in 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay.
She placed fourth in the 100 meters and seventh in the 200 meters at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, and was again fourth in the 100 meters in 1986. Bailey won a silver medal for the 4×100 m relay at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, and did so again in both the 1982 and 1986 games.
At the 1983 World Championships she placed 5th in the 100 m and seventh in the 200 metres 5th in the 4×100 m relay.
At the same event in 1987 she placed seventh in the 100 m. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Bailey came in sixth in the 100 m and the silver medal with the Canadian team, made up of Marita Payne, Angella Taylor-Issajenko and France Gareau.
She was selected for the 1980 Olympic team, but Canada boycotted the event.