Louise Marion Fraser (born 10 October 1970) is a female English former

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

who competed at the

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Biography

Fraser represented

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in the 100 metres hurdles event, at the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games () were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: at ...

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, New Zealand. Fraser finished third behind

Gowry Retchakan Selvagowry Retchakan-Müller, (née Vardakumar, formerly Hodge, born 21 June 1960) is an English former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, and ...

in the 400 metres hurdles event at the

1992 AAA Championships The 1992 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 27 to 28 July at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It served as the British trials event for the 1992 Summ ...

and then shortly afterwards at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, she represented

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in the 400 metres hurdles event.

International competitions

^Note: In the final at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Fraser was disqualified after she hit the eighth and ninth hurdles and failed to finish.

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* 1970 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics British female hurdlers English female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for England People from Failsworth Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham 20th-century English sportswomen {{England-hurdles-athletics-bio-stub