Marcia Richardson

Marcia Bailey
née Richardson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1972-02-10) 10 February 1972
Slough, England
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
ClubWindsor, Slough & Eton AC
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x100m relay

Marcia Maureen Bailey née Richardson (born 10 February 1972) is a female retired athlete from England, who specialised in the sprinting events[1] and competed at two Olympic Games.[2]

Biography

Richardson 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]

Richardson became the British 100 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2000 AAA Championships, whch qualified her to compete at the 2000 Olympic Games.[6][7][8]

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Richardson represented Great Britain in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay events.[9]

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

Indoor

References

  1. ^ Marcia Richardson at World Athletics
  2. ^ Sports-Reference profile
  3. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation..
  6. ^ "Weekend results". The Scotsman. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  8. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
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