Melanie Purkiss
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1979 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Solent | ||||||||||||||
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Melanie Purkiss (born 11 March 1979) is a British former track and field athlete. She won a silver medal in the 400 metres relay and reached the semi-finals of the 400 metres at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Purkiss was educated at The Mountbatten School in Romsey, Hampshire, England and was a member of Team Solent.[1]
Purkiss represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and won a silver medal with the England team in the 4 × 400 metres relay event with Helen Frost, Helen Karagounis, Lisa Miller and Jenny Meadows.[2]
Purkiss finished third behind Helen Karagounis in the 400 metres event at the 2003 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Tracey faces cream of cross country". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 22 January 1999. Retrieved 6 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Manchester 2002 Team". Team England. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Athletics". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 April 2025.