Amy Atkinson

Personal information

Nationality

Born

Height

1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Weight

55 kg (121 lb)

Sport

Athletics

Medal record

Updated on 6 May 2013.

Amy Atkinson (born August 5, 1989 in Ostfildern, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is a sprinter and middle distance runner from Guam. She competed in the 2010 Guam Athletics Championships where she won three gold medals. Atkinson took part in the 2011 Pacific Games, where she broke the record for the Women's 3000m steeplechase event and still holds. Atkinson represented Guam in Istanbul at the Women's 400m event at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Atkinson also competed in the Women's 800m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but did not advance to the semifinals.^[1] She did, however, break the national 800m record with a time of 2:18.53.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Guam
2010	Micronesian Games	Koror, Palau	2nd	800 m	2:27.60 min
			1st	1500 m	5:09.66 min
			2nd	4x400 m relay	4:29.57 min
2011	Oceania Championships (Regional Division West)	Apia, Samoa	2nd	800 m	2:25.94 min
			2nd	1500 m	5:04.64 min
			1st	5000 m	19:53.13 min
2012	Oceania Championships (Regional Division West)	Cairns, Australia	3rd	1500 m	4:57.76 min