Lesley-Ann Skeete
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | Sydenham, London | 20 February 1967||||||||||||||
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Sport | 100m hurdles | ||||||||||||||
Club | Swindon Harriers Trafford AC, Manchester | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lesley-Ann Skeete (born 20 February 1967) is a female English former track and field athlete who competed in the 100 metres hurdles. She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. She also won a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.
Career
Skeete was born in Sydenham, England and was raised in Swindon. She first came to prominence in 1985 as a teenager, winning the first of two English Schools 100 metres hurdles titles and placing third at the UK Championships behind Judy Simpson and Judith Rodgers in 13.76 seconds. She began 1986 by claiming her first senior national title at the AAAs indoor championships, winning the 60 m hurdles in 8.22 secs.[1] In the summer of 1986, Skeete placed second in the 100 m hurdles at both the UK Championships and the AAA Championships behind Sally Gunnell and ahead of both Wendy Jeal and Olympic silver medalist Shirley Strong. At the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, she finished fifth for England in the final in a time of 13.66.[2][3]
In the 1987 indoor season, after retaining her AAAs title, Skeete reached the 60 m hurdles final at both the
In 1988, Skeete finished second to Gunnell at the AAAs Championships, earning selection for the
In 1991, Skeete won her fourth AAAs indoor 60 m hurdles title[9] and reached the semi-finals at the World Indoor Championships in Seville, running 8.15. In the summer, she won her second UK title, before finishing second to Sally Gunnell (for the fourth time) at the AAAs Championships, Gunnell narrowly winning, 13.02 to 13.05. At the World Championships in Tokyo, she was eliminated in the heats in 13.33.
Skeekte began the 1992 summer season by finishing second at the UK Championships in June. Running into a strong headwind, she narrowly lost to Kay Morley-Brown, 13.59 to 13.67. In July at the AAAs Championships, incorporating the Olympic trials, she finished third behind Gunnell and Morley-Brown in a season's best of 13.38, earning selection for the
Skeete has a total of 14 top three placements in the 100m hurdles at the AAA and UK Championships (three wins). Her final top three finish came in 1994, when she finished third behind Clova Court and Sally Gunnell at the AAA Championships. As of 2018, her lifetime best of 8.06 in the 60 m hurdles, ranks her 10th on the UK all-time list. In the 100 m hurdles, her best of 13.03, ranks her 16th on the UK all-time list.[10]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain / England | |||||
1985 | European Junior Championships | Cottbus, East Germany | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.51 |
1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 14th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 8.40 |
Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.66 | |
1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France
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5th | 60 m hurdles | 8.07 |
World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States
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6th | 60 m hurdles | 8.18 | |
European Cup | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.66 | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy
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17th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.40 | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea
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12th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.23 |
1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands
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10th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 8.31 |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand
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3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.31 |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 14th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.37 | |
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain
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10th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.15 |
European Cup | Frankfurt, Germany | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.26 | |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan
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18th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.33 | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
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25th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.42 |
National Championships | |||||
1985 | UK Championships | Antrim, UK | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.76 |
1986 | UK Championships | Cwmbran, UK | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.57 |
AAA Championships | Birmingham, UK | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.24w | |
1987 | UK Championships | Derby, UK | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.29 |
AAA Championships | Birmingham, UK | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.18 | |
1988 | AAA Championships | Birmingham, UK | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.19 |
1989 | UK Championships | Jarrow, UK | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.42 |
AAA Championships | Birmingham, UK | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.38 | |
1990 | AAA Championships | Birmingham, UK | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.03 |
1991 | UK Championships | Cardiff, UK | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.66 |
AAA Championships | Birmingham, UK | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.05 | |
1992 | UK Championships | Sheffield, UK | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.67 |
AAA Championships | Birmingham, UK | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.38 | |
1994 | AAA Championships | Sheffield, UK | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.43 |
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semi-finals (sf) |
- Four AAA Indoor Championships 60 metres hurdles titles (1986, 1987, 1989, 1991)
References
- ^ "AAAs Indoor Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Women 60m Hurdles Athletics 1st World Indoor Championship 1987 Indianapolis (USA) - ...03". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "AAAs Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "AAAs Indoor Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "100HW Women Overall All Time to 13.93 (Auto timed only to 13.93)". Archived from the original on 13 March 2018.