Sandra Douglas
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| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1967 Cheetham Hill, Manchester | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Trafford AC, Manchester | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sandra Marie Douglas (born 22 April 1967) is a female English former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[1]
Career
[edit]Douglas was born in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. She competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, where she ran her lifetime best of 51.41 secs to reach the semifinals of the 400 metres, before going on to win a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay, with her teammates Phyllis Smith, Jennifer Stoute and Sally Gunnell. Douglas also competed for England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain
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| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona. Spain | 14th (sf) | 400 m | 51.96 (51.41) |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m | 3:24.23 | |||
Representing  England
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| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 23rd (h) | 400 m | 55.54 |
| (#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf) | |||||
National titles
[edit]- UK Championships 400 metres (1992)[2]
- AAA Indoor Championships 400 metres (1991)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sandra Douglas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "UK Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "AAA Indoor Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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