Marita Payne

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Olympic medal record
Women’s Track and field
Silver 1984 Los Angeles 4 x 100 metres
Silver 1984 Los Angeles 4 x 400 metres

Marita Payne (born October 7, 1960 in Barbados) is a Canadian athlete who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Canada, starting in 1984.

At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA she won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres with her team mates Charmaine Crooks, Jillian Richardson and Molly Killingbeck. She also competed with her team mates Angela Bailey, Angella Taylor and France Gareau in the 4 x 100 metres where the team finished second, beaten again by the hosts USA.