Emily Diamond
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Competitor for  Great Britain
| ||
| European Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2014 Zürich | 4x400 m |
Emily Diamond (born 11 June 1991)[1] is a British athlete, who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.
Athletics career
Diamond took up athletics whilst attending Bristol Grammar School; while there she won the junior girls' race at the Bristol Schools' Cross Country Championships.[2] In 2009, representing Avon, she won the English Schools' senior girls' 200 metres title.[2]
Diamond was selected for Great Britain team at the 2011 World University Games held in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. Competing in the 200 metres she progressed to the final and finished eighth.[2] Diamond also ran a leg of the 4 × 400 metres relay winning a bronze medal as part of a team with Kelly Massey, Charlotte Best and Meghan Beesley.[2]
At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Diamond made the final of the 200 metres and finished in sixth position with a time of 23.62 seconds.[3]
At the 2012 UK Olympic Trials in Birmingham Diamond ran a time of 53.36 seconds to finish fourth in the final of the 400 metres.[4] This result lead to her being selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as part of the squad for the women's 4 x 400 metres relay along with Nicola Sanders, Marilyn Okoro, Christine Ohuruogu, Shana Cox and Lee McConnell.[5] Her selection came despite Diamond having only run the distance competitively six times in outdoor competition.[2] The event will be held at the Olympic Stadium on 10–11 August.[6]
Diamond is a member of the Bristol and West Athletic Club and also represents Loughborough University where she is coached by former international 400 metres runner Jared Deacon.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Emily Diamond: Team GB". British Olympic Association. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Emily Diamond so happy at her Olympics call". thisisbristol.co.uk. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "British sprinter Jodie Williams' run ends in 200m final". BBC Sport. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "I'll love every minute of my Olympic experience – Emily". thisissomerset.co.uk. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "London 2012: Dwain Chambers picked for GB athletics squad". BBC Sport. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "Women's 4 x 400m Relay". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 11 July 2012.