Barbara Jean Lawton (née Inkpen; 28 October 1949 – 3 September 2021) was a track and field athlete from England, who mainly competed in the high jump event during her career and represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games.[1]
On Saturday 19 April 1969 she took the British record from 5ft 9.25in to 5ft 9.5in at Ewell, Surrey[4] and on Saturday 7 June 1969 she took the British record to 5ft 10 at the London Southern Women's Championship.[5][6] The following month Inkpen became the national high jump champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1969 WAAA Championships.[7][8]
Saturday 11 July 1970 she equalled the British record of 5ft 10.5in at White City at the Great Britain v East Germany competition, after it had been taken to that record on 18 June 1969 in Sweden.[9]
