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 Commonwealth 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 Diamond League podiums, European Team Championships medals, a Continental Cup medal representing Europe, and individual medals in 400 metres 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 400 metres 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. She also qualified for that year's World Championships 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 London Olympics, 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, Shana Cox, 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 World Championships 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 IAAF Diamond League 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 1990, winning another silver medal in the 400 m hurdles behind Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica. Two weeks later, at the European Championships 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 Sally Gunnell in 1994. In May 2016, Child won the 400 metres hurdles at the Doha Diamond League 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 Rio Olympics, 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 1988. In July 2017, it was announced that Doyle had been elected by her team-mates as Captain for the GB Team at the World Championships 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 400 m hurdles but would go on to win a silver in the 4 × 400 m relay. In winning the silver medal, Doyle surpassed Yvonne Murray 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 Laura Muir, 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 opening ceremony) 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 European Championships in

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

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

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, European, and Commonwealth level. If the World Relays 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 Edinburgh University and was formerly a full-time PE teacher at Perth Grammar School 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

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

: Glasgow Grand Prix :*

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Awards and nominations

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, access-date = 16 August 2014 , - , Cameron Blue of the Year , 2007–08 , , - , rowspan = "2", SWiS , Hall of Fame , 2023 , , - , Sportswoman of the Year , 2014 , , - , rowspan = "4", Scottish Athletics , Athlete of the Year , 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 , {{cite web , url=http://www.scotstats.com/sats/index.php?page=track-field , title=Awards , publisher=SATS , access-date=15 July 2015 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813074557/http://www.scotstats.com/sats/index.php?page=track-field , archive-date=13 August 2014 , df=dmy , - , U23 Athlete of the Year , 2007, 2008, 2009 , , - , U17 Athlete of the Year , 2003 , , - , George Dallas Trophy , 2009 , , - , '' Daily Record'' , Young Female Athlete of the Year , 2003 , , - , colspan = "2", Dunfermline and West Fife Sports Personality of the Year , 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012 , , - , colspan = "2", Perth and Kinross Sports Personality of the Year , 2012 , , - , rowspan = "2", Pitreavie AAC , Senior / U20 Athlete of the Year , 2010, 2014 , {{cite news , url=https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/sport/13511319.pitreavie-aac-hold-awards-evening/ , title=Pitreavie AAC hold awards evening , newspaper=Dunfermline Press , date=25 March 2011 , access-date=6 August 2024{{cite news , url=https://www.pitreavie-aac.co.uk/index.php/events/annual-awards , title=Annual Awards , publisher=Pitreavie AAC , date=24 July 2014 , access-date = 6 August 2024 , - , Most Outstanding Performanc , 2010, 2014 , , - ! colspan= "4", Other nominations , - , colspan= "4", {{smalldiv, 1= * ( EAA) European Female Athlete of the Year (2014) * ( EAA) European Female Athlete of the Month (July 2014) * UKA Olympic Female Athlete of the Year (2014) * BAWA Female Athlete of the Year (2014 -''3rd'') * '' Sunday Mail'' and '' SportScotland'' Sports Personality of the Year (2013, 2014) * '' Scottish Athletics'' 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= Scottish Athletics , date=3 November 2014 , access-date=7 November 2014 * '' Athletics Weekly'' British Female Athlete of the Year (2013, 2014 - ''2nd'', 2016) * '' Bath Chronicle'' Professional Sports Personality of the Year (2013, 2018) * Perth and Kinross Sports Personality of the Year (2010, 2014) * Perth Guildry Sports Personality of the Year (2007, 2009){{cite web , title=Eve Muirhead named Sports Personality of the Year , newspaper = Daily Record , date=5 March 2010 , url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/eve-muirhead-named-sports-personality-2746310 , access-date = 8 August 2024

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