Debbie Flintoff-King
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 Debbie Flintoff-King |
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| Women's athletics | |||
Competitor for  Australia |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 400 m hurdles | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 1987 Rome | 400 m hurdles | |
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Gold | 1982 Brisbane | 400 m hurdles | |
| Silver | 1982 Brisbane | 4x400m relay | |
| Gold | 1986 Edinburgh | 400 m | |
| Gold | 1986 Edinburgh | 400 m hurdles | |
| Silver | 1986 Edinburgh | 4x400m relay | |
| Silver | 1990 Auckland | 400 m hurdles | |
| Silver | 1990 Auckland | 4x400m relay | |
Debra ("Debbie") Lee Flintoff-King (OAM), born April 20, 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria, was an Australian hurdler, who won the second women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Athletics Career
She made her international debut in Brisbane at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, winning the 400m hurdles in a Commonwealth record time of 55.89.
Flintoff finished sixth in the inaugural event at the 1984 Summer Olympics hosted by Los Angeles. In 1986, after setting Australian records at both the 400m flat and 400m hurdles during the year, she won both events at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
In 1987, she won a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships and became the first Australian athlete to win a IAAF Grand Prix Final, taking out her specialty 400m Hurdles event.
In 1988, she won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, despite having just received news of her sister, Noeline's death. Her winning time of 53.17 seconds still stands as the Australian record in 2008.
Flintoff-King was one of the bearers of the Olympic Torch at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She carried the Olympic Torch at the stadium, as one of the runners for the final segment, before the lighting of the Olympic Flame.
Married to her coach Phil King with two children, Flintoff-King coached Australian sprinter Lauren Hewitt in the early 1990s and has mentored World Champion Jana Rawlinson.
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Preceded by Sabine Busch |
Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1988 |
Succeeded by Sandra Farmer-Patrick |
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