Becky Lyne
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Rebecca "Becky" Lyne (born July 4, 1982, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire), is an up-and-coming English middle-distance runner, specialising in 800 and 1,500 metre races.
Lyne attended Tapton School in Sheffield [1].
Professionally, Lyne teaches athletics to primary school children. She is a member of the Hallamshire Harriers running club. Lyne is coached by Dave Turnbull and is managed by Australian athletics agent Nic Bideau, to whom she partly credits her recent success [2].
Her partner is British cross country international runner Steve Vernon. In 2002/03 she took a year out of studies at Loughborough University to attend Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. [3]
[edit] 2006
Not selected for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in March due to a series of injuries, the Stockport-based athlete leapt to third in the UK all-time 800 metre rankings with 1 min 58.20 sec in the Norwich Union British Grand Prix in Gateshead in June 2006, finishing second behind Kenyan Commonwealth champion Janeth Jeptosgei. Shortly afterwards she finished behind Jeptosgei again at the London Grand Prix in Crystal Palace with a time of 1:58.69.
At the EAA European Cup in Málaga at the end of June 2006 she fell and finished last, but in July 2006 she became the WAAA 800 metre champion in Manchester with a time of 2:00.31.
On August 10, she won the 800 m bronze medal at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg's Ullevi Stadium in Sweden, with a time of 1:58.45 minutes.
On 16 September 2006 she represented Europe in the 800m at the Athletics World Cup in Athens. She came 4th with a time of 2:00.97 minutes.
[edit] Personal bests
| Medal record | ||
 Becky Lyne |
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| European Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2006 Gothenburg | 800m |
| Distance | Mark | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 400 m | 54.9 | 2005 |
| 800 m | 1:58.20 | 2006 |
| 1000 m | 2:48.84 | 2003 |
| 1500 m | 4:06.85 | 2006 |
| mile | 4:55.13 | 2003 |
[edit] Athletic achievements
- 1999 AAA U20 Junior Champion
- 2001 AAA Junior Champion
- 2001 European Junior Champion
- 2002 Commonwealth Games Trials 5th
- 2003 European under-23 champion
- 2003 800m NCAA Division I Outdoor Track Championships, California, 3rd
- 2006 European Championships, Gothenburg, 3rd
- 2006 Athletics World Cup, Athens, 4th
