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Jacinta Beecher

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Jacinta Beecher
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event200 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  AUS
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 4 × 100 m relay

Jacinta Beecher (born 31 January 1998) is an Australian sprinter.[1]

Beecher was a promising junior but the Queenslander suffered 4 years of injuries before posting a new personal best time over 200 metres of 23.28 in Canberra in 2021.[2]

Beecher moved into the top 10 of all time Australian 200 metres runners when she ran a time of 22.70 in May 2022 in Shizuoka, Japan. With that time Beecher achieved the qualifying standard for the 2022 Commonwealth Games as well as the World Championships.[3] Beecher was part of the Australian sprint relay team that finished third at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Whilst competing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres Beecher qualified from the heats for the semi-finals with a run of 23.22 behind Jenna Prandini and Favour Ofili.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Jacinta BEECHER | Profile | World Athletics". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Back on track: Beecher runs personal best on injury return". The Canberra Times. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Jacinta Beecher". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ^ "OregonGoldRush | Jamaican women have easy time of 200 qualifications". Jamaica-gleaner.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.