Sonia Lannaman

GBRWomen

Birth dateMar 24, 1956

BirthplaceBirmingham, United Kingdom

Height1.65 m

Weight57 kg

Sonia May Lannaman (born 24 March 1956) is a British former athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She won the Commonwealth Games 100 metres title in Edmonton 1978 and won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1980 Moscow Games. In the 1977 Track and Field News world merit rankings, she was ranked number two in the world at both 100 metres (to Marlies Gohr) and 200 metres (to Irena Szewinska).

Key facts

100 m

10.8h

#570 all-time

200 m

22.58

#317 all-time

1982 season best

11.62

Jul 31, 1982 · London (GBR)

Medals

Olympic Games: 1 bronze

Age

70 years old

As of Oct 2, 2026: 100 m 10.8h (#570 all-time), 200 m 22.58 (#317 all-time), 1982 season best 11.62 (Jul 31, 1982, London (GBR)) · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · 70 years old

Personal bests

10.8HT*

22.58

4x100m

42.43

60mi

7.25

4x200Metre

1:31.57

50Metresi

6.40

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	-	-	1	1

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
1982	100m	11.62	-1.5	Jul 31, 1982	↓	London (GBR)
1980	100m	11.06	+4.0	May 21, 1980	↓	Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS)
1980	200m	22.58	+1.5	May 18, 1980	↑	Cwmbran (GBR)
1980	4x100m	42.43	-	Aug 1, 1980	↑	Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS)
1979	100m	11.34	-	Jul 1, 1979	↓	Cwmbran (GBR)
1979	200m	23.00	-	Jun 24, 1979	↑	Bremen (GER)
1978	100m	11.54	-1.1	Aug 30, 1978	↓	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
1978	200m	22.88	-	Sep 15, 1978	↑	London (GBR)
1978	4x100m	42.72	-	Sep 3, 1978	↑	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
1977	100m	10.9h	+5.0	May 20, 1977	↓	Helsinki (FIN)
1977	200m	22.71	-	Jul 17, 1977	↑	Dublin (IRL)
1977	4x200Metre	1:31.57	-	Aug 20, 1977	-	London (GBR)
1976	60mi	7.25	-	Feb 21, 1976	-	European Indoor Championships, Olympiahalle, München (i)
1976	100m	10.8h	+3.6	May 22, 1976	↓	Bydgoszcz (POL)
1976	200m	22.6h	-	May 23, 1976	↑	Split (CRO)
1974	100m	11.53	-0.8	Sep 3, 1974	↓	Roma European Championships
1973	100m	11.59	+1.4	Aug 24, 1973	↓	European Junior Championships
1973	4x100m	45.38	-	Aug 26, 1973	↑	European Junior Championships
1972	50Metresi	6.40	-	Mar 12, 1972	-	European Indoor Championships
1972	100m	11.45	-1.3	Sep 1, 1972	↓	Olympiastadion, München (GER)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100m	11.62	-1.5	Jul 31	WAAA Ch., London

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x100m	42.43	-	Aug 1	The XXII Olympic Games, Lenin Stadium, Moskva
200m	22.80	+1.5	Jul 30	The XXII Olympic Games, Lenin Stadium, Moskva
200m	22.82	+1.0	Jul 30	The XXII Olympic Games, Lenin Stadium, Moskva
200m	22.84	+0.9	Jul 28	The XXII Olympic Games, Lenin Stadium, Moskva
200m	23.55	-	Jul 28	The XXII Olympic Games, Lenin Stadium, Moskva
100m	11.38	-	Jul 26	The XXII Olympic Games, Lenin Stadium, Moskva
100m	11.20	+0.4	Jul 25	The XXII Olympic Games, Lenin Stadium, Moskva
100m	11.58	-	Jul 25	The XXII Olympic Games, Lenin Stadium, Moskva
100m	11.06	+4.0	May 21	London
200m	22.58	+1.5	May 18	Cwmbran

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100m	11.34	-	Jul 1	European Cup Semi Final, Cwmbran
200m	23.00	-	Jun 24	Bremen GER-GBR-POL-SUI Int. Match, Bremen

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
200m	22.88	-	Sep 15	London
4x100m	42.72	-	Sep 3	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
4x100m	43.90	-	Sep 2	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
200m	23.36	-0.2	Aug 31	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
200m	23.48	+0.0	Aug 31	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
100m	11.54	-1.1	Aug 30	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
100m	11.67	+0.0	Aug 30	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
4x100m	43.90	-	Aug 29	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
100m	11.54	-1.1	Aug 29	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
100m	11.67	-	Aug 29	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
200m	23.36	-0.2	Aug 29	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
200m	23.48	-	Aug 29	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
4x100m	42.72	-	Aug 29	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
200m	22.89	-	Aug 10	Edmonton Commonwealth Games
200m	23.09	-	Jun 11	London

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100m	11.28	-	Sep 23	Wattenscheid
200m	22.88	-	Sep 11	Fürth
100m	11.26	+0.0	Sep 3	Düsseldorf IAAF World Cup
4x200Metre	1:31.57	-	Aug 20	London
100m	11.24	-	Aug 20	London
200m	23.08	-	Aug 20	London
200m	22.83	-	Aug 14	European Cup Final A, Helsinki
100m	11.22	-	Aug 13	European Cup Final A, Helsinki
100m	10.93	+3.8	Jul 17	European Cup Semi Final, Dublin
200m	22.71	-	Jul 17	European Cup Semi Final, Dublin
200m	22.89	-	Jul 10	Oulu FIN-GBR, Oulu
200m	22.83	-	Jun 22	Köln
100m	10.9HT	+5.0	May 20	Wolverhampton
200m	22.83	+4.8	May 17	London

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100m	DNS	-	Jul 23	The XXI Olympic Games
200m	DNS	-	Jul 23	The XXI Olympic Games
200m	22.86	-	Jul 3	London
100m	11.23	-	Jun 22	Bydgoszcz
200m	22.9HT	-	Jun 5	London
200m	22.96	+0.4	Jun 4	London
200m	22.99	+0.0	Jun 4	London
100m	11.5HT	-2.3	May 28	Gateshead

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Sonia Lannaman's 100 m personal best?

Sonia Lannaman's 100 m personal best is 10.8h, set on May 22, 1976 in Kiev (URS), #570 on the all-time list.

Which events does Sonia Lannaman compete in?

Sonia Lannaman competes in the 100 m and 200 m.

How did Sonia Lannaman perform in 1982?

1982 season best: 11.62, set on Jul 31, 1982 in London (GBR).

How many medals has Sonia Lannaman won?

Sonia Lannaman has won 1 Olympic Games medal.

Sonia Lannaman

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

1982

1980

1979

1978

1977

1976

Honours

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