Melissa Courtney-Bryant

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Melissa Courtney-Bryant athletics

Melissa Courtney-Bryant
Melissa Courtney in 2018.

nation United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom of WalesWalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 
birthday 30th August 1993 (age 27)
place of birth Poole , UK
size 164 cm
Weight 53 kg
Career
discipline Medium and long distance running
society Poole Athletic Club
Trainer Robert Denmark
status active
Medal table
European Indoor Championships 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Commonwealth Games 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
EAA logo European Indoor Championships
bronze Glasgow 2019 3000 m
Commonwealth Games Federation logo Commonwealth Games
bronze Gold Coast 2018 1500 m
last change: March 1, 2019

Melissa Courtney-Bryant (born August 30, 1993 in Poole as Melissa Courtney ) is a Welsh athlete who competes in medium and long-distance running .

Athletic career

Melissa Courtney-Bryant gained her first international experience at the U23 European Championships in Tallinn in 2015 , where she finished tenth in the 1,500 meter run in 4: 17.49 minutes . The following year she qualified for the European Championships in Amsterdam , where she was eliminated in the first round with 4: 18.74 minutes. At the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei , she was fifth in 4: 21.14 min and then won the mixed relay at the European Cross Country Championships in Šamorín . In 2018 she took part in the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast , where she won the bronze medal in 4: 03.44 min behind the South African Caster Semenya and Beatrice Chepkoech from Kenya. She also finished ninth in the 5000 meter run in 15: 46.60 minutes. In this discipline she also took part in the European Championships in Berlin , where she finished fifth in 15: 04.75 min.

Courtney-Bryant holds a Masters Degree in Sports Psychology from Brunel University in London. In October 2019 she married the decathlete Ashley Bryant .

Personal best

  • 1500 meters: 4: 03.44 min, April 10, 2018 in Gold Coast
    • 1500 meters (indoor): 4: 14.82 min, February 15, 2014 in Birmingham
  • Mile: 4: 23.15 min, July 9, 2017 in London
    • Mile (hall): 4: 35.48 min, February 21, 2015 in Birmingham
  • 3000 meters: 8: 39.20 min, August 18, 2018 in Birmingham
    • 3000 meters (hall): 8: 38.22 min, March 1, 2019 in Glasgow
  • 5000 meters: 14: 53.82 min, May 30, 2019 in Stockholm

Web links

Commons : Melissa Courtney-Bryant  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Result list of the U23 European Championships in Tallinn 2015
  2. ↑ Poole AC star Melissa Courtney-Bryant admits it's 'heartbreaking' to see Olympic Games postponed but backed the decision. In: bournemouthecho.co.uk. April 7, 2020, accessed on August 23, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Courtney-Bryant, Melissa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Courtney, Melissa (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Welsh athlete
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Poole