Debbie Flintoff-King

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Debbie Flintoff-King (born Debra Lee Flintoff ; born April 20, 1960 in Melbourne ) is an Australian hurdler who specializes in the 400-meter course and Olympic champion .

She won gold at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, and reached the semifinals at the 1983 World Championships .

In 1984 she was sixth at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles . In 1986 she defended her title at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and also won gold over 400 meters , and in 1987 she won silver at the World Championships in Rome .

She celebrated her greatest success in 1988 at the Olympic Games in Seoul . With an Olympic record she won ahead of Tazzjana Ljadouskaja (URS) and Ellen Fiedler (GDR). After a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland in 1990 , she ended her international sporting career.

As a member of the Australian relay she won two silver (1982, 1990) and one bronze (1986) in the 4 x 400 meter relay at the Commonwealth Games. In total, she was national champion over 400 meters hurdles seven times (1982–1986, 1988, 1991) and twice over 400 meters (1985, 1986).

In 1986 she married her trainer Phil King. The couple have two children.

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney , she was one of six outstanding women in Australian sports history, alongside Betty Cuthbert, Raelene Boyle , Shirley Strickland de la Hunty , Dawn Fraser and Shane Gould , who carried the torch with the Olympic flame around the Olympic Stadium . before Cathy Freeman lit the flame.

Personal bests

  • 400 m: 50.78 s, July 11, 1986, London
  • 400 m hurdles: 53.17 s, September 28, 1988, Seoul

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sydney Olympic Park: Eight Women - Urban Art
personal data
SURNAME Flintoff-King, Debbie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flintoff, Debra Lee
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian hurdler and Olympic champion
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Melbourne