Rebecca Grieve
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 2005 Currie, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rebecca Grieve (born 30 January 2005) is a British sprinter.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Currie in Scotland, she started athletics at the age of eight years-old and competing at nine. She was a member of Edinburgh Athletics and won the Scottish U20 title as a 15 year-old.[2] She also raced for Pitreavie ACC and Woodford Green Ladies. She attended the University of New Mexico in the United States to study biology.[3][4]
Career
[edit]In August 2021, she was part of a Scottish 4x400 metres relay team that set a new Scottish U20 record racing in Manchester.[5]
She won a gold medal in the medley relay at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem in July 2022.[6] That year, she was the number one Scottish athlete in her age-group over 200 metres and 400 metres.[7]
She competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. Taking part in the 4 x 400 metres relay, she ran the second fastest leg of all competitors (52.86 seconds) as Britain qualified for the final.[8] In the final, she ran as the British team won the bronze medal.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rebecca Grieve". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Edinburgh teen is too fast for Scotland as she eyes Olympic dream". Edinburgh Live. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ ."Rebecca Grieve to race for GB at World Under-20 Championship". Dunfermline Press. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Pittreavie's Nicole Yeargin and Rebecca Grieve Scots athletics bests". Dunfermline Press. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Scottish U20 Record alert! Women's 4x400m team star in Manchester". Scottish Athletics. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Pitreavie AAC's Rebecca Grieve wins European Under-18 Athletics Championship gold". Dunfermline Press. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Athletics: Coach of Pitreavie AAC's Rebecca Grieve reveals pride at European Under-18 Athletics Championship gold medal". Dunfermline Press. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Lapping it up in Lima: Superb World U20 relay medals for Scottish duo Dean and Rebecca". Scottishathletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.