Sonia McGeorge
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 November 1964 Upper Beeding, England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m |
| Club | Brighton & Harriersowe Athletic Club |
Sonia Marian McGeorge (née Vinal; born 2 November 1964 in Upper Beeding) is a female retired English athlete who specialised in the middle- and long-distance events.[2]
Athletics career
[edit]McGeorge represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 1993 World Championships without qualifying for the final. She won the 1994 AAA Championships 3000 metres title.
She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4][5]
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain /  England
| |||||
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 8th | 3000 m | 9:11.60 |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 8th | 3000 m | 8:51:33 | |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 7th | 3000 m | 8:56.67 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 16th (h) | 1500 m | 4:12.93 |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 8th | 3000 m | 9:14.04 |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 11th | 3000 m | 8:51:55 | |
| Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 4th | 3000 m | 8:54.91 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 39th (h) | 5000 m | 16:01.92 |
| (h) Indictaes overall position in qualifying heats | |||||
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 4:10.75 (London 1990)
- One mile – 4:33.12 (Gateshead 1994)
- 3000 metres – 8:51.33 (Split 1990)
- 5000 metres – 15:29.04 (Hengelo 1996)
Indoor
- 3000 metres – 8:56.67 (Seville 1991)
References
[edit]- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Sonia McGeorge at World Athletics
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
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- Living people
- People from Upper Beeding
- English female middle-distance runners
- British female middle-distance runners
- English female long-distance runners
- British female long-distance runners
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- 20th-century English sportswomen
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