Haley McGregor

Haley McGregor or Hayley McGregor is a retired Australian runner.

2002 Commonwealth Games

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, she finished 11th in the Women's 5000 metres.[1] She was the national champion in 2002 at that distance to secure her Commonwealth Games spot.[2]

2004 Olympics

At the 2004 Olympics, she finished 25th in the Women's 10,000 metres.[3] She was national runner-up in 2004 at that distance, but since she was defeated by someone with the A-Standard she was also selected to compete.[4]

Other running achievements

She has competed multiple times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[5]

She was a multiple-time winner of the Zatopek Classic.[6] In the 2004 race she earned her Olympic qualifying time.[2]

She is also a multiple-time winner of the City to Surf in Sydney and has won the Burnie Ten.[7][8]

In addition, she was runner-up in the 2005 Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon.[9]

Kayak career

McGregor was an accomplished kayak athlete. She earned a scholarship to the Victorian Institute of Sport and won multiple Victoria championships.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games 2002 | Statistics". BBC News. 2002-07-31. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  2. 1 2 "Win has McGregor closer to Athens". www.theage.com.au. 2003-12-05. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  3. ↑ "BBC SPORT - Olympics 2004 - Athletics - Results - Women's 10000m results".
  4. ↑ "Relief then selection joy for McGregor - Sport". www.theage.com.au. 2004-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  5. ↑ "Haley McGregor | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  6. ↑ "McGregor retains Zatopek title". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  7. ↑ "McGregor wins City to Surf - Sport". www.smh.com.au. 2004-08-09. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  8. ↑ "CoolRunning Australia - Latest News". Coolrunning.com.au. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  9. ↑ Associated Press (2005-01-09). "ESPN.com - Ethiopians sweep in Arizona". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  10. ↑ "Australian Olympic Committee: Haley McGregor". Corporate.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
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