Keri Lees
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 4 July 1972 Stone, Staffordshire |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Club | Sale Harriers, Manchester |
Keri Lees (née Maddox; born 4 July 1972 in Stone, Staffordshire is a female retired English athlete.[1]
Athletics career
She competed in the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles.[2] and represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as three World Championships (1993, 1999, 2001).
She represented England in both the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles events, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3][4][5]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain and  England
| |||||
| 1989 | European Junior Championships | Varaždin, Yugoslavia | 12th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 14.43 |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.38 (+0.3 m/s) |
| 1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.32 |
| European Junior Championships | Thessaloniki, Greece | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.39 | |
| 5th | 4x400 m relay | 3:39.36 | |||
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 29th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.49 |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 13.30 |
| 4th | 400 m hurdles | 56.38 | |||
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 15th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 8.22 |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 26th (qf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.21 | |
| 15th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 55.33 | |||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 22nd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.44 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 23rd (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.55 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres hurdles – 12.95 (+1.1 m/s) (Seville 1999)
- 400 metres hurdles – 55.22 (Birmingham 2000)
Indoor
- 60 metres hurdles – 8.17 (Maebashi 1999)
References
- ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ Keri Lees at World Athletics
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
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- Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade
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