Maree Holland
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maree Anne Holland |
| Born | 25 July 1963 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia[1] |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 200 m, 400 m |
| Club | Western Suburbs AAC |
Maree Anne Holland (born 25 July 1963 in Parramatta) is a retired Australian sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.[2] She represented her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics finishing eighth in the final. She also competed at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and 1990 Commonwealth Games finishing fourth on both occasions.
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Australia
| |||||
| 1985 | Pacific Conference Games | Berkeley, United States | 2nd | 200 m | 23.59 |
| 2nd | 400 m | 45.00 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 3:33.40 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.40 | |||
| World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 6th | 200 m | 23.711 | |
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ1 | |||
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.931 | |||
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 5th | 200 m | 23.64 |
| 6th | 400 m | 52.08 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:32.86 | |||
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 8th | 400 m | 51.25 |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF | |||
| 1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 400 m | 52.17 |
| World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.721 | |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 4th | 400 m | 52.01 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.74 | |||
| 1992 | World Cup | Havana, Cuba | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.48 |
1Representing Oceania
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 200 metres – 22.83 (+1.7 m/s, Chiba 1988)
- 400 metres – 50.24 (Seoul 1988)
Indoor
- 400 metres – 52.17 (Budapest 1989) AR
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maree Holland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Maree Holland at World Athletics
External links
[edit]- Maree Holland at Olympedia
- Maree Holland at Olympics.com
- Maree Holland at the Australian Olympic Committee
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