Robyn Meagher
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, Canada | June 17, 1967
Education | University of Victoria |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Running |
Event(s) | 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m |
Club | Island Pacific Racing Team |
Robyn Adair Meagher (born June 17, 1967) is a retired Canadian athlete competing in the middle and long-distance events.[2] She represented her country at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as three World Championships. In addition, she won a silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Nowadays, she works as a clinical counselor.[3]
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Canada | |||||
1984 | Pan American Junior Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:21.8 |
1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Casablanca, Morocco | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:13.71 |
Universiade | Duisburg, West Germany | 12th | 1500 m | 4:24.75 | |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 12th | 1500 m | 4:28.51 |
Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 6th | 1500 m | 4:13.74 | |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 23rd (h) | 1500 m | 4:12.47 |
29th (h) | 3000 m | 9:20.38 | |||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 12th (h) | 3000 m | 8:49.72 |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 7th | 1500 m | 4:13.91 |
2nd | 3000 m | 8:45.59 | |||
World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:05.81[4] | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 43rd (h) | 5000 m | 16:24.49 |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 11th | 1500 m | 4:10.83 |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 17th (h) | 1500 m | 4:06.88 |
2001 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 6th | 1500 m | 4:19.52 |
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 800 metres – 2:05.02 (Richmond 1999)
- 1000 metres – 2:44.60 (Hamilton 1998)
- 1500 metres – 4:06.79 (Sherbrooke 1999)
- Mile – 4:26.07 (Sheffield 1992)
- 3000 metres – 8:43.71 (Brussels 1992)
- 5000 metres – 15:21.15 (Turin 1992)
References
[edit]- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Robyn Meagher at World Athletics
- ^ Official website
- ^ Representing the Americas
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Antigonish, Nova Scotia
- Sportspeople from Nova Scotia
- Canadian female middle-distance runners
- Canadian female long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- Canadian track and field athletics biography stubs