Meghan Beesley
Meghan Beesley (born 15 November 1989) is an English athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] She competed at the 2013 World Championships narrowly missing the final. Earlier in her career, she also competed in the heptathlon. Beesley broke the world record for the rarely contested straight 200 metres hurdles by 0.69 seconds at the 2014 Great City Games in Manchester.[2]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2007 | European Junior Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 58.76 |
2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:37.29 | |||
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 57.08 |
2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 11th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 57.32 |
2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 58.36 |
2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:29.51 | |||
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 55.69 |
Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 59.21 | |
3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:33.09 | |||
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 14th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 57.32 |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 9th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 54.97 |
Personal bests
- 200 metres – 23.56 (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2011)
- 400 metres – 52.79 (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2011)
- 400 metres hurdles – 54.97 (Moscow 2013)
Indoor
- 200 metres – 23.87 (Birmingham, UK 2013)
- 400 metres – 52.80 (Vienna 2013)
References
- ↑ Meghan Beesley profile at IAAF
- ↑ Ingle, Sean (19 May 2014). "Yohan Blake wins on the street and reveals Commonwealth Games hopes". theguardian.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.