Hayley Ovens

British athletics competitor

Hayley Ovens
Personal information
Born	(1975-12-05) 5 December 1975 (age 48) Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Retired	2006

Hayley Ovens (born 5 December 1975) is a British retired athlete who competed in the 400m, 800m, 1500m and 3000m.^[1]^[2]^[3] She was a finalist in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where she finished in 12th place.^[4] In 2003, she competed for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the World Indoor Championships, exiting at the semi-final stage.^[5] In 2006, she was a finalist in the 1500m at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, finishing 10th.^[6] She is a multiple Scottish and UK Champion both indoors and out. Her personal best for the 1500m is 4:10:34 and for the 800m is 2:03:19.^{[citation needed]}

Ovens retired from competitive athletics in 2006.

References

^ "Athletics Ovens leads way as Scots hit high notes". The Herald. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^ "Hard work pays off for Easton and Ovens". The Scotsman. 17 June 2002. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^ "Scots give trio new Games hopes". BBC. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^ "Commonwealth Games 2002 - Statistics". BBC.
^ "IAAF: 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable By Discipline".
^ "Baton role brings back Games memories for Hayley". Fife Today. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2017.