Marcia Richardson

Marcia Richardson
Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	10 February 1972 (age 52); Slough
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Windsor; Slough & Eton AC,
Medal record
Athletics
Representing England
Commonwealth Games

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Marcia Maureen Richardson-Bailey (born 10 February 1972 in Slough^[1]) is a female retired English athlete who specialised in the sprinting events.^[2]

Athletics career

She represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, as well as four World Championships. She represented England in the 100 and 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, 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
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	2nd	100 m	11.62
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.57
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	14th (sf)	60 m	7.41
	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	16th (h)	200 m	24.50
	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	6th	100 m	11.69
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.86
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th (sf)	200 m	23.95
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd (qf)	100 m	11.71
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.90
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	6th	100 m	11.60
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	6th	4 × 100 m relay	44.93
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	26th (qf)	100 m	11.55
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.93
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	12th (sf)	60 m	7.30
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	40th (h)	100 m	11.65
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	9th (sf)	100 m	11.47
			12th (sf)	200 m	23.82
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.69
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.52
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	8th	60 m	7.27
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	41st (qf)	100 m	11.62
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	9th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	43.19
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	26th (qf)	100 m	11.59
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	5th	4 × 100 m relay	42.60

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 metres – 11.35 (+2.0 m/s) (Bedford 2000)
200 metres – 23.72 (-0.9 m/s) (Sheffield 1997)

Indoor

60 metres – 7.24 (Birmingham 2000)
200 metres – 24.50 (Toronto 1993)

References

^ Sports-Reference profile
^ Marcia Richardson at World Athletics
^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation..

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[1] Sports-Reference profile

[2] Marcia Richardson at World Athletics

[3] "1998 Athletes". Team England.

[4] "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.

[5] "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation..

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