Allison Curbishley

Allison Curbishley (born 3 June 1976) is a former British athlete from Stockton-on-Tees but who represented Scotland. She specialised in the 400m. A play scheme in the summer holiday when she was ten years old got Curbishley interested in sport and although athletics was the sport she eventually chose she also reached county standard in netball and field hockey.

Allison Curbishley
Personal information
Born (1976-06-03) 3 June 1976
Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
 Scotland
SportWomen's athletics
Event(s)400 m, 4 x 400 m
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala Lumpur400 m
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1998 Budapest4x400 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Turku400 m
Gold medal – first place1997 Turku4x400 m
World Student Games
Gold medal – first place1997 Catania400 m

She graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences. During her career her knee was operated on six times, and the injury finally led to her retirement in 2003. She is now working in broadcasting for the BBC and her partner is fellow BBC commentator Steve Cram with whom she lives in Northumberland.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  Scotland
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 24th (h) 400m hurdles 66.68
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.80
1997 World Student Games Catania, Italy 1st 400 m 50.84
European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 1st 400m 50.85
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.81
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd 400 m 50.71
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 4 × 400 m 3:25.66

References

  • Allison Curbishley at World Athletics
  • Olympic Profile
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allison Curbishley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.


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