Marcia Richardson

Marcia Richardson

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1972-02-10) 10 February 1972 (age 49) Slough
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Windsor Slough & Eton AC,
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x100m relay

Marcia Maureen Richardson-Bailey (born 10 February 1972 in Slough^[1]) is a female retired English athlete who specialised in the sprinting events.^[2]

Athletics career[]

She represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, as well as four World Championships. She represented England in the 100 and 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[3][4][5]

Competition record[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	2nd	100 m	11.62
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.57
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	14th (sf)	60 m	7.41
			16th (h)	200 m	24.50
	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	6th	100 m	11.69
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.86
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th (sf)	200 m	23.95
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd (qf)	100 m	11.71
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.90
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	6th	100 m	11.60
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	44.93
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	26th (qf)	100 m	11.55
			8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.93
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	12th (sf)	60 m	7.30
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	40th (h)	100 m	11.65
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	9th (sf)	100 m	11.47
			12th (sf)	200 m	23.82
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.69
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.52
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	8th	60 m	7.27
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	41st (qf)	100 m	11.62
			9th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	43.19
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	26th (qf)	100 m	11.59
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	42.60

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.35 (+2.0 m/s) (Bedford 2000)
• 200 metres – 23.72 (-0.9 m/s) (Sheffield 1997)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.24 (Birmingham 2000)
• 200 metres – 24.50 (Toronto 1993)

References[]

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