Craig Pickering
| Craig Pickering medal table |
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 Craig Pickering, Osaka 2007 |
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| World championships | ||
| bronze | 2007 Osaka | 4 × 100 m |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
| silver | 2007 Birmingham | 60 m |
Craig Pickering (born October 16, 1986 in Crawley ) is a former British sprinter .
He made his first international appearance when he won the bronze medal in the 100-meter run at the 2003 World Junior Athletics Championships in Sherbrooke . In 2005 he won the European Athletics Championships for Juniors in Kaunas over 100 m.
In 2007 he won the silver medal in the 60-meter run at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham . In the same year he celebrated his greatest success to date by winning the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka . There he also started in the 100-meter run and reached the semifinals.
At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , he returned to the British 4-by-100-meter relay. Since Pickering started as conclusion runners in the qualifying round too early could Marlon Devonish him the baton is not handed over within the transition area. The British season was then disqualified and missed the final. In the 100-meter run, Pickering reached the quarter-finals, but was eliminated there with a time of 10.18 s.
In 2009 he took fifth place over 60 meters in 6.61 s at the European Indoor Championships in Turin. In 2010 and 2011 he still competed with the British sprint relay. After the 2013 season, he ended his career.
Craig Pickering had a competition weight of 83.5 kg with a height of 1.83 m. He studied sports science at the University of Bath .
Best times
- 100 m: 10.14 s, July 13, 2007, Debrecen
- 200 m : 21.34 s, August 8, 2004, Abingdon
- 60 m (indoor): 6.55 s, January 27, 2007, Glasgow
Web links
- Craig Pickering in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Craig Pickering's athlete profile on the University of Bath website
Individual evidence
- ↑ BBC SPORT: GB & US both out of sprint relay , August 21, 2008
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pickering, Craig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Crawley , UK |