Marcia Maureen Bailey née Richardson (born 10 February 1972) is a female retired athlete from England, who specialised in the

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events and competed at two Olympic Games.

Biography

Richardson represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, as well as four World Championships. She represented

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in the 100 and 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...

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, Malaysia. Richardson became the British 100 metres champion after winning the British

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title at the

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, whch qualified her to compete at the 2000 Olympic Games. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Richardson represented

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in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay events.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 11.35 (+2.0 m/s) (Bedford 2000) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

– 23.72 (-0.9 m/s) (Sheffield 1997) Indoor *

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– 7.24 (Birmingham 2000) *

– 24.50 (Toronto 1993)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Marcia 1972 births Living people English female sprinters British female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Sportspeople from Slough Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Competitors at the 1993 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade Olympic female sprinters Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 20th-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics