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Rebecca Grieve

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Rebecca Grieve
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2005-01-30) 30 January 2005 (age 19)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Lima 4x400 m relay
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem Medley relay

Rebecca Grieve (born 30 January 2005) is a British sprinter.[1]

Early life

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From Currie in Scotland, she started athletics T the age of eight years-old and competing at nine. She was a member of Edinburgh Athletics and won the Scottish U20 title as a 15 year-old.[2] She also raced for Pitreavie ACC and Woodford Green Ladies. She attended the University of New Mexico in the United States to study biology.[3][4]

Career

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In August 2021, she was part of a Scottish 4x400 metres relay team that set a new Scottish U20 record racing in Manchester.[5]

She won a gold medal in the medley relay at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem in July 2022.[6] That year, she was the number one Scottish athlete in her age-group over 200 metres and 400 metres.[7]

She competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. Taking part in the 4 x 400 metres relay, she ran the second fastest leg of all competitors (52.86 seconds) as Britain qualified for the final.[8] In the final, she ran as the British team won the bronze medal.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Rebecca Grieve". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Edinburgh teen is too fast for Scotland as she eyes Olympic dream". Edinburgh Live. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ ."Rebecca Grieve to race for GB at World Under-20 Championship". Dunfermline Press. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Pittreavie's Nicole Yeargin and Rebecca Grieve Scots athletics bests". Dunfermline Press. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Scottish U20 Record alert! Women's 4x400m team star in Manchester". Scottish Athletics. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Pitreavie AAC's Rebecca Grieve wins European Under-18 Athletics Championship gold". Dunfermline Press. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Athletics: Coach of Pitreavie AAC's Rebecca Grieve reveals pride at European Under-18 Athletics Championship gold medal". Dunfermline Press. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ^ "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Lapping it up in Lima: Superb World U20 relay medals for Scottish duo Dean and Rebecca". Scottishathletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  10. ^ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.