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Lorraine Hanson (sprinter)

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Lorraine Hanson
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1965-04-22) 22 April 1965 (age 59)
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Sport
SportSprinting
Event400 metres
ClubBirchfield Harriers, Birmingham

Lorraine I Hanson (born 22 April 1965) is a British female former sprinter who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

Athletics career

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She 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.[1] She represented England in the 400 metres hurdles event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3][4]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  England
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 6th 400 m hurdles 57.58 (57.14 heat)
Representing  Great Britain
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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