Lorraine Hanson (sprinter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 22 April 1965 Manchester, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting/400 m |
| Club | Birchfield Harriers |
Lorraine Hanson (born 22 April 1965) is a British female former sprinter who competed mainly in the 400 metres and hurdles.
Biography
[edit]Hanson finished third behind Sally Fleming in the 400 metres hurdle event at the 1987 WAAA Championships[1] and second behind Wendy Cearns at the 1989 AAA Championships.[2][3]
Hanson ran her lifetime best of 50.93 secs at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, which at the time moved her to fourth on the British all-time list, and as of 2018 ranks her 13th. At the same championship, she was a member of the British 4 x 400 metres relay quartet (along with Phylis Smith, Sally Gunnell and Linda Keough) that finished fourth in the British record time of 3:22.01; a time that would stand as the British record for 16 years.
She also competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[4]
She represented England in the 400 metres hurdles event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6][7]
Hanson later won the 400 metres AAA title at the 1997 AAA Championships.[8]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  England
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| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 57.58 (57.14 heat) |
Representing  Great Britain
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| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 19th (h) | 400 m | 53.57 |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 11th (sf) | 400m | 50.93 |
| 4th | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:22.01 | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 26th (qf) | 400 m | 53.60 (52.66 heat) |
| (#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) quarterfinals (qf) or semifinals (sf) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics". Sunday Express. 26 July 1987. Retrieved 21 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lorraine Hanson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletics". Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- British female sprinters
- English female sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- 20th-century British sportswomen
- Athletes from Manchester
- 20th-century English sportswomen