Katharine Merry
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Women’s Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | 400m | |
Katharine Merry (born September 21, 1974 at Dunchurch near Rugby, England) is a British female sprinter, who is most notable for winning an Olympic bronze medal for the 400 metre sprint at the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, Australia.
She is a member of the Birchfield Harriers athletics team.
In July 2005 Merry announced her official retirement from athletics. She had been suffering from a foot injury since 2001 and was struggling to get it healed fully. It had prevented her from getting back into proper training meaning she could not get back to her 2000 form. Despite this, she still ended the 2001 season as the world's fastest female 400m runner.
[edit] Personal Bests
| Date | Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200m | 22.76 | ||
| 400m | 49.59
50.53 (indoors) |
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | IAAF World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 2nd | 4x100m Relay |
| 1992 | IAAF World Junior Championships | Seoul, Korea | 6th | 100m |
| 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastian, Spain | 2nd | 100m |
| 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastian, Spain | 1st | 200m |
| 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastian, Spain | 1st | 4x100m Relay |
| 1994 | European Cup | Birmingham, Great Britain | 2nd | 100m |
| 1994 | European Cup | Birmingham, Great Britain | 2nd | 200m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 4x400m Relay |
| 1999 | IAAF World Championships | Seville, Spain | 5th | 400m |
| 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 400m |
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