Lorraine Hanson (sprinter)
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 22 April 1965
Sport | |
Sport | Sprinting |
Event | 400 metres |
Club | Birchfield Harriers, Birmingham |
Lorraine I Hanson (born 22 April 1965) is a British female former sprinter who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Athletics career
[edit]She ran her lifetime best of 50.93 secs at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, which at the time moved her to fourth on the British all-time list, and as of 2018 ranks her 13th. At the same championship, she was a member of the British 4 x 400 metres relay quartet (along with Phylis Smith, Sally Gunnell and Linda Keough) that finished fourth in the British record time of 3:22.01; a time that would stand as the British record for 16 years.
She also competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[1] She represented England in the 400 metres hurdles event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3][4]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing England | |||||
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 57.58 (57.14 heat) |
Representing Great Britain | |||||
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 19th (h) | 400 m | 53.57 |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 11th (sf) | 400m | 50.93 |
4th | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:22.01 | |||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 26th (qf) | 400 m | 53.60 (52.66 heat) |
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) quarterfinals (qf) or semifinals (sf) |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lorraine Hanson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
[edit]- 1965 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- British female sprinters
- English female sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- 20th-century British sportswomen
- Athletes from Manchester