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Stephi Douglas
Personal information
Born (1969-01-22) 22 January 1969 (age 55)
Manchester, United Kingdom
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)60 m, 100 m
ClubSale Harriers
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Split 4 x 100 metres
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland 4 x 100 metres
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 4 x 100 metres

Stephanie Lana "Stephi" Douglas (born 22 January 1969 in Manchester) is a retired female English athlete who specialised in sprinting events.[2]

Athletics career

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She represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics[3] as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. She represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5] Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[6][7][8]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th 100 m 11.73
11th (h) 100 m hurdles 14.28
5th 4 × 100 m relay 45.87
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 10th (sf) 100 m 11.79
5th 4 × 100 m relay 44.91
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 4th 100 m 11.39
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.15
European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 60 m 7.32
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 8th 100 m 11.46
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.32
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 12th (sf) 60 m 7.32
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 23rd (qf) 100 m 11.58
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.43
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 30th (qf) 100 m 11.77
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th (sf) 100 m 11.60
5th 4 × 100 m relay 43.63
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 8th 100 m 11.48
10th (sf) 200 m 23.67
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.46
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 12th (sf) 60 m 7.30
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 40th (h) 100 m 11.67
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 26th (qf) 100 m 11.75

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

Personal life

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Stephi has one daughter named Jorja who is a member of the girl group FLO. The two appeared on Series 2 of Got What It Takes?, winning the competition and earning a chance to perform on the Main Stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.

Douglas is also a fan of English football side Manchester City.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Sports-Reference profile
  2. ^ Stephi Douglas at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. ^ Stephanie Douglas. "Having the best birthday ever. Thank you to my angel, @JorjaDouglas for organising my dream 💖 and thank you @ManCity for your hospitality 💙👍🏾 #3points". twitter.com.


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