Annabelle Lewis

Annabelle Lewis (born 20 March 1989) is a British track and field sprinter. After rising through the British rankings, she won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, as a member of the Great Britain 4 x 100 metres relay squad.

Annabelle Lewis
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's athletics
World Championships
2013 Moscow4x100 m relay

Career

Lewis is a member of Kingston upon Hull A.C. (KUHAC) and is coached by Rana Reider. She was previously coached by Roger Walters, who died in 2013.[1] In 2012, Lewis improved her three-year-old 100 metres PB from 11.73 to 11.51, to rank in the UK top ten for the first time.[2]

Lewis's breakthrough year was 2013. During the indoor season, she improved her 60 metres best to 7.31 secs in January,[3] before running 7.32 to finish second at the British Indoor Championships in February. She ended the indoor season ranked third in the UK. Outdoors, she improved her 100 metres best from 11.51 to 11.36, in the heats of the British Championships. She went on to finish second in the final in 11.43. These performances earned her relay selection for the World Championships.

At the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, the British 4 × 100 m relay quartet of Dina Asher-Smith, Ashleigh Nelson, Lewis and Hayley Jones, ran 42.75 to reach the final. In the final, they ran 42.87 to originally finish fourth, but were promoted to the bronze medal after the disqualification of the French squad.[4]

After being injured during the 2014 indoor season, she returned to action for the first time in over 11 months on 17 Jan 2015. She won the Northern Athletics Indoor Senior Championships 60 m with a time of 7.39.[5]

Personal bests
EventTimeUK ranking
60m7.31 secs3rd in 2013
100m11.36 secs5th in 2013
200m23.90 secs20th in 2012
400m58.1 secs30th in 2006 (U20)

References
  1. "Sprint coach Roger Walters loses battle with cancer". Athletics Weekly. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. "2012 women 100m". Power of 10. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. "2013 women 60m". Power of 10. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  4. "GB win two bronze medals". BBC Sport. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  5. http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=123820&event=60&venue=Sheffield&date=17-Jan-15
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