Marcia Richardson

Marcia Maureen Richardson-Bailey (born 10 February 1972 in Slough[1]) is a female retired English athlete who specialised in the sprinting events.[2]

Marcia Richardson
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1972-02-10) 10 February 1972
Slough
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubWindsor
Slough & Eton AC,
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x100m relay

Athletics career

She represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, as well as four World Championships. She represented England in the 100 and 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4][5]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1991 European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 2nd 100 m 11.62
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.57
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 14th (sf) 60 m 7.41
16th (h) 200 m 24.50
Universiade Buffalo, United States 6th 100 m 11.69
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 8th 4 × 100 m relay 43.86
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 10th (sf) 200 m 23.95
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 23rd (qf) 100 m 11.71
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 9th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.90
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 6th 100 m 11.60
6th 4 × 100 m relay 44.93
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 26th (qf) 100 m 11.55
8th 4 × 100 m relay 43.93
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 12th (sf) 60 m 7.30
World Championships Athens, Greece 40th (h) 100 m 11.65
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9th (sf) 100 m 11.47
12th (sf) 200 m 23.82
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.69
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 8th 4 × 100 m relay 43.52
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 8th 60 m 7.27
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 41st (qf) 100 m 11.62
9th (sf) 4 × 100 m relay 43.19
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 26th (qf) 100 m 11.59
5th 4 × 100 m relay 42.60

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Marcia Richardson at World Athletics
  3. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.



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