Sandra Douglas
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1967-04-22) 22 April 1967 (age 57) Cheetham Hill, Manchester | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Club | Trafford AC, Manchester | ||||||||||||||
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Sandra Marie Douglas (born 22 April 1967) is a female English former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[1]
Career
Douglas was born in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. She competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, where she ran her lifetime best of 51.41 secs to reach the semifinals of the 400 metres, before going on to win a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay, with her teammates Phyllis Smith, Jennifer Stoute and Sally Gunnell. Douglas also competed for England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona. Spain | 14th (sf) | 400 m | 51.96 (51.41) |
3rd | 4 × 400 m | 3:24.23 | |||
Representing England | |||||
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 23rd (h) | 400 m | 55.54 |
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf) |
National titles
- UK Championships 400 metres (1992)[2]
- AAA Indoor Championships 400 metres (1991)[3]
References
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- 1977: Donna Hartley
- 1978: Jane Colebrook
- 1979: Joslyn Hoyte-Smith
- 1980: Linsey MacDonald
- 1981: Joslyn Hoyte-Smith
- 1982: Michelle Scutt
- 1983: Joslyn Hoyte-Smith
- 1984: Jane Parry
- 1985: Linda Keough
- 1986: Angela Piggford
- 1987: Carol Finlay
- 1988-89: Linda Keough
- 1990: Diane Edwards
- 1991: Sandra Leigh
- 1992: Sandra Douglas
- 1993: Phylis Smith
- 1997: Donna Fraser
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