| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 12, 1982 London, England |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Club | Harrow AC |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | n/a |
| Personal best(s) | 60 m 7.25 100 m 11.09 200 m 23.29 |
| Updated on July 20, 2008. | |
Laura Kate Turner (born August 12, 1982) is a British sprinter who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics, in the 4 x 100m relay and the 100m.[1]
She was part of the British 4 x 100m relay team that finished 4th at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka (along with Montell Douglas, Joice Maduaka and Emily Freeman).
Turner represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed fourth in a time of 11.65 which was not enough to advance to the second round.[1]
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Turner, competing for England, was involved in the controversial false start incident as a result of which the race winner Sally Pearson was later disqualified.[2] Both Turner and Pearson false-started, but initially only Turner was given the red card to exclude her from the race. Turner immediately protested at being singled out,[3] and decided to run the race and appeal afterwards.[4] She finished last, and her appeal was turned down. Pearson was subsequently disqualified, and the gold medal was awarded to Nigeria's Oludamola Osayomi.
| Preceded by Abi Oyepitan Joice Maduaka |
British Champion in 100m 2005 2010 |
Succeeded by Joice Maduaka Jeanette Kwakye |