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Wendy SlyMBE (née Smith, born 5 November 1959) is a British former athlete, who competed mainly in the 3000 metres. She won a silver medal in the event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She won the 1983 10km World Road Race Championships in San Diego.
Sly was born in Hampton, Greater London, England. She attended Spelthorne College, then studied English literature at Loughborough University from 1978 to 1981.
In 1978, as Wendy Smith, she finished 43rd at the World Cross Country Championships, and won a team bronze medal. In 1980, she was the UK number one in the 3000 metres and finished second in the 1500 metres at the UK Championships.[1] In 1982, at the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, she won a silver medal in the 3000 metres, running 8:48.47 behind Anne Audain.[2]
In 1983, now competing as Wendy Sly, she finished fifth in the finals of both the 1500 metres and the 3000 metres at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki. She ran her lifetime bests in both events, 4:04.14 in the 1500 m and 8:37.06 in the 3000 m. Also that year, she won the IAAF World Women's Road Race Championships in San Diego contested over 10 km.
At her first Olympic Games in 1984 in Los Angeles, Sly won a silver medal in the 3000 metres, a race most remembered for the collision between Mary Decker and Zola Budd, with whom she had a strong rivalry. She ran a season's best of 8:39.47.
Sly represented England again in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, finishing eighth.[3][4] Sly became the British 3000 metre champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1987 WAAA Championships.[5][6][7]
Sly finished eighth in the 1987 World Championships 3000 metres final in Rome. Then at her second Olympics in Seoul, she finished seventh in the 3000 metres final in 8:37.70, her fastest time in five years.[8]
スライは1990年にニュージーランドのオークランドで開催されたコモンウェルスゲームズの10,000メートル種目でイングランド代表として出場したが、完走できなかった。 [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
2019年現在、スライは3000メートル（1983年に8分37秒06で9位）、10 キロロード（1983年に31分29秒で4位） 、15 キロロード（1985年に48分17秒で4位）の英国歴代トップ10にランクインしている。
彼女は1982年に中距離走者のクリス・スライと結婚した。[ 13 ] 1997年には息子マックス・ヒースを出産した。2013年には長年のパートナーであるアンドリューと結婚した。アンドリューとは、大学時代の同僚で友人のセバスチャン・コーのもとで一緒に働いたことがきっかけで知り合った。