Marcia Richardson

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Marcia Richardson ( Marcia Maureen Richardson, married Bailey ; born February 10, 1972 in Slough ) is a former British sprinter .

In 1991 she won over 100 m silver at the Junior European Championships in Thessaloniki .

At the World Athletics Championships in 1993 in Stuttgart, she came in eighth place in the 4 x 100 meter relay with the British team. In 1996 she reached the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games in Atlanta over 100 m and finished eighth in the British 4 x 100 meter relay. In 1997 she was eliminated at the World Championships in Athens over 100 m in the preliminary run.

At the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 , she did not get beyond the semi-finals over 100 m and 200 m , but won bronze in the English 4 x 100 meter relay. In 1999 she came back to eighth place in the relay at the World Cup in Seville .

The following year she was eighth over 60 m at the European Indoor Championships in Ghent in 2000 . At the Olympic Games in Sydney , she failed over 100 m in the run and in the 4 x 100 meter relay in the semifinals.

In 2001 she reached the quarter-finals at the World Championships in Edmonton over 100 m and came in sixth place with the British relay.

In 2000 she became English champion over 100 m, in 1996, 2000 and 2001 English indoor champion over 60 m.

Best times

  • 60 m (indoor): 7.24 s, February 20, 2000, Birmingham
  • 100 m: 11.35 s, June 4, 2000, Bedford
  • 200 m: 23.53 s, September 9, 1995, Stoke

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personal data
SURNAME Richardson, Marcia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Richardson, Marcia Maureen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Slough