Sonia McGeorge

Sonia McGeorge

Personal information
Born	(1964-11-02) 2 November 1964 (age 59) Upper Beeding, England, United Kingdom
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m
Club	Brighton & Harriersowe Athletic Club

Sonia Marian McGeorge (née Vinal; born 2 November 1964 in Upper Beeding) is a female retired English athlete who specialised in the middle- and long-distance events.^[2]

Athletics career

McGeorge represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 1993 World Championships without qualifying for the final. She won the 1994 AAA Championships 3000 metres title.

She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.^[3][4][5]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain /  England
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	8th	3000 m	9:11.60
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	8th	3000 m	8:51:33
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	7th	3000 m	8:56.67
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	16th (h)	1500 m	4:12.93
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	8th	3000 m	9:14.04
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	11th	3000 m	8:51:55
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	4th	3000 m	8:54.91
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	39th (h)	5000 m	16:01.92
(h) Indictaes overall position in qualifying heats

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 1500 metres – 4:10.75 (London 1990)
• One mile – 4:33.12 (Gateshead 1994)
• 3000 metres – 8:51.33 (Split 1990)
• 5000 metres – 15:29.04 (Hengelo 1996)

Indoor

• 3000 metres – 8:56.67 (Seville 1991)

References

External links

• All-Athletics profile