Lorraine Hanson (sprinter)

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

Lorraine Hanson
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1965-04-22) 22 April 1965
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)400 metres
ClubBirchfield Harriers, Birmingham

Athletics career

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
  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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