Eilidh Doyle (pronounced AY-lee ; née Child; born 20 February 1987) is a retired British

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athlete. Originally running as Eilidh Child, she specialised in the

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outdoors, and the 400 metres flat indoors, as well as competing in the

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on both surfaces. She represented Great Britain at the

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, and won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2016 Games in

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. Individually, she is the 2014 European Champion and a three-time

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silver medalist (

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and

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) in the

. In a career marked by consistency, longevity and a particular skill in relay running, in which she was twice a European Champion, Doyle is one of the few athletes to have won medals at every senior international championship theoretically available to her. With 17 medals from major championships, Doyle retired as the most decorated Scottish

athlete of all time. In addition to her European titles, and Olympic and Commonwealth Games medals, Doyle's honours include three

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relay medals (

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, and

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), a

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medal in 2015, 2

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podiums, European Team Championships medals, a Continental Cup medal representing Europe, and individual medals in

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in both World and European Indoor championships. Doyle reached four global outdoor finals, with a 5th place finish at the World Championships here strongest placement. As of 31 December 2022, Doyle remained the Scottish record holder for the 400 metres hurdles with 54.09 sec (2016) and the indoor

with 51.45 sec (2013). Doyle is a seven-time British, four-time Scottish national champion at the time of her retirement.

Early life

Doyle was born Eilidh Child in

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on 20 February 1987. As a youngster, she twice won the U13 Scottish Schools butterfly swimming title. One of her sisters is a writer, the other used to compete at triple jump and her brother is a footballer.

Sporting career

In 2009, Child significantly improved her personal best for the 400 m hurdles from 56.84 to 55.32, to finish second at the European U23 Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, behind fellow British athlete

Perri Shakes-Drayton Peirresha Alexandra Shakes-Drayton (born 21 December 1988) is a British retired track and field athlete. After specialising in the 400 metres hurdles in the early part of her career, a knee injury at the 2013 World Championships forced Shakes- ...

. She also qualified for that year's

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in Berlin, reaching the semi-finals. In 2010, she further improved to 55.16 at the London Diamond League in August. Then in October, she won a silver medal at the

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in Delhi in 55.62. In 2012, Child ran below 55 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles for the first time, with 54.96 on 2 June in Geneva. Two weeks later, she earned Olympic selection, with 55.53 for second behind Shakes-Drayton at the Olympic trials. At the

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, she reached the semi-finals, running 56.02. She won two medals at the 2013 European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg, with silver in the 400 metres behind teammate Perri Shakes-Drayton, breaking the Scottish indoor record in the process, with 51.45. She then added a gold in the 4 × 400 m relay. The British quartet of

Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu (born 17 May 1984) is a British former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres, the event for which she is an Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion. The Olympic champion in 2008, and silver medali ...

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, Child, and Shakes-Drayton also improved the UK indoor record to 3:27.56. Outdoors, she broke the Scottish 400 metres hurdles record with 54.22 in Birmingham in June. Then in August, at the

in Moscow, she ran 54.32 in her semi-final to reach the final. In the final she was fifth in 54.86. Alongside Cox, Margaret Adeoye and Ohuruogu, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay. Child captained the first ever Scotland team at the Glasgow International match in January 2014. As captain of the GB & NI team at the 2014 World Indoor Championships in Sopot, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay. 2014 also saw her secure her first 400 metres hurdles British title, and take victory at the first ever

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meeting in Scotland, the Glasgow Grand Prix. in a European leading time of 54.39. At the

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, Child captained the Scottish athletics team to its best medal haul since

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, winning another silver medal in the 400 m hurdles behind Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica. Two weeks later, at the

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in Zürich, she won a gold medal in the 400 m hurdles, running 54.48. She became the first British woman to win the European 400 m hurdles title for 20 years, the previous British winner being

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in 1994. In May 2016, Child won the 400 metres hurdles at the

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meeting in a time of 54.53 seconds, competing for the first time under her married name, Doyle. On 15 July 2016, she won the Diamond League meeting in Monaco, setting a new personal best of 54.09 seconds. At the

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, she reached the final of the

, finishing eighth in 54.61, before going on to win a bronze medal in the

, the first Scottish Olympic track and field medal since

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. In July 2017, it was announced that Doyle had been elected by her team-mates as Captain for the GB Team at the

in London, which included the largest number of Scottish athletes ever selected for a major championships. At the Championships she finished 8th in the final of the

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but would go on to win a silver in the

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. In winning the silver medal, Doyle surpassed

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as the most decorated Scottish athlete in Olympic World, European and Commonwealth competition. In 2018, Doyle started the season of well winning a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in

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in a seasons best time, despite tearing her calf in the final. Along with

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, they were the first Scottish individual medalists at the championships for 25 years. Chosen by her peers to be the first ever female flag bearer for

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(chosen for the

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) at the

, she went on to win her third Commonwealth Games silver medal with a time of 54.80 seconds. In August, Doyle made a joint-British record equalling fifth appearance at the

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, Doyle was included in the largest contingent of Scottish athletes to be selected for a British team at a

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for over 50 years.

Retirement

In August 2019, Doyle announced that she would miss the rest of the season as she was due to have a baby in January 2020, although she planned to return to athletics after the birth. Doyle announced her retirement in May 2021. Doyle retired as the most decorated

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athlete of all time. She accumulated a total of 17 medals from major championships at

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, and

level. If the

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and Continental Cup are to be included the medal tally totals 19.

Personal life

In October 2015, Child married former 400 metre runner Brian Doyle and has since competed as Eilidh Doyle. Doyle has a degree in Physical Education from

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and was formerly a full-time PE teacher at

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until she decided to focus further on her training, allowing her to relocate to Bath. Doyle is a supporter of Hearts FC where she has a season ticket. She wears a maroon and white wristband during all her races in support of the club.

Career achievements

National records

Domestic medals record

International competitions

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Circuit wins and titles

:: 400 metres hurdles wins, other events specified in parentheses :*

: Glasgow Grand Prix :*

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, QAS Grand Prix

Awards and nominations

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'' Sports Personality of the Year (2013, 2014) * ''

'' Commonwealth Games Athlete of the Year (2014){{cite web , url=http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/athlete-year-short-lists/ , title=Athlete of the Year 2014 short-lists , publisher=

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'' British Female Athlete of the Year (2013, 2014 - ''2nd'', 2016) * ''

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Notes

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References

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External links

* {{World Athletics, name=Eilidh Doyle * {{Diamond League, name=Eilidh Doyle * {{Olympics.com profile, name=Eilidh Doyle * {{Olympedia, name=Eilidh Child-Doyle * {{Team GB, name=Eilidh Child-Doyle * {{Team Scotland, eilidh-doyle, Eilidh Doyle * {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile, athletics/athlete-profile-n6025726-eilidh-doyle, Eilidh Doyle * {{CGF profile, name=Eilidh Child {{Footer European Champions 400 m hurdles Women {{Footer European Champions 4x400 m Women {{Footer European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay {{British Athletics Championships women's 400 metres hurdles champions {{Authority control {{DEFAULTSORT:Doyle, Eilidh 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Perth, Scotland British female hurdlers Scottish female hurdlers Scottish schoolteachers Olympic female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists European Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Indoor Championships winners British Athletics Championships winners Team Bath track and field athletes Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish Olympic competitors Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Diamond League winners 21st-century Scottish sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics