Stephi Douglas

English sprinter

Stephi Douglas

Personal information

Born

(1969-01-22) 22 January 1969 (age 55)
Manchester, United Kingdom

Height

1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)^[1]

Weight

60 kg (132 lb)

Sport

Track and field

Event(s)

60 m, 100 m

Club

Sale Harriers

Medal record

Women's Athletics

Representing Great Britain
European Championships
	1990 Split	4 x 100 metres
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
	1990 Auckland	4 x 100 metres
	1994 Victoria	4 x 100 metres

Stephanie Lana "Stephi" Douglas (born 22 January 1969 in Manchester) is a retired female English athlete who specialised in sprinting events.^[2]

Athletics career

She represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics^[3] as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. She represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.^[4]^[5] Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th	100 m	11.73
			11th (h)	100 m hurdles	14.28
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	45.87
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	10th (sf)	100 m	11.79
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	5th	4 × 100 m relay	44.91
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	4th	100 m	11.39
	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.15
	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th (sf)	60 m	7.32
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	8th	100 m	11.46
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.32
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	12th (sf)	60 m	7.32
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	23rd (qf)	100 m	11.58
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.43
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	30th (qf)	100 m	11.77
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	12th (sf)	100 m	11.60
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	4 × 100 m relay	43.63
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	8th	100 m	11.48
			10th (sf)	200 m	23.67
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.46
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	12th (sf)	60 m	7.30
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	40th (h)	100 m	11.67
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	26th (qf)	100 m	11.75

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 metres – 11.27 (+1.6 m/s, Birmingham 1991)
200 metres – 23.17 (Sheffield 1994)

Indoor

60 metres – 7.21 (Glasgow 1995)
200 metres – 23.85 (Fürth 2000)

Personal life

Stephi has one daughter named Jorja who is a member of the girl group FLO. The two appeared on Series 2 of Got What It Takes?, winning the competition and earning a chance to perform on the Main Stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.

Douglas is also a fan of English football side Manchester City.^[9]

References

^ Sports-Reference profile
^ Stephi Douglas at World Athletics
^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
^ Stephanie Douglas. "Having the best birthday ever. Thank you to my angel, @JorjaDouglas for organising my dream 💖 and thank you @ManCity for your hospitality 💙👍🏾 #3points". twitter.com.