Douglas Turner (athlete)
Douglas Turner (also Doug Turner ; born December 2, 1966 ) is a former British sprinter .
Life
In 1998 he was fifth over 200 m at the European Indoor Championships in Valencia . At the European Athletics Championships in Budapest , he won silver over the same distance. Shortly thereafter, he came at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur with the Welsh team in fourth place in the 4-by-100-meter relay and took bronze in the 4-by-400-meter relay .
At the 1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville reached the quarter-finals. In 2002 he finished eighth in the Commonwealth Games in Manchester with the Welsh 4 x 100 meter relay.
In 1996 and 2002 he was the English indoor champion over 200 m.
Best times
- 60 m (hall): 6.69 s, February 3, 2002, Cardiff
- 100 m : 10.37 s, August 19, 2001, Avezzano
- 200 m: 20.43 s, 9 June 1996, Tallinn
- Hall: 20.59s, February 17, 2002, Birmingham
Web links
- Douglas Turner in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at The Power of Ten
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Turner, Douglas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turner, Doug |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd December 1966 |