Allison Curbishley

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Allison Curbishley
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1976-06-03) 3 June 1976 (age 48)
Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportWomen's athletics
Event(s) 400 m, 4 x 400 m
Club Edinburgh Woollen Mills
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 400 m
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Budapest 4x400 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Turku 400 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Turku 4x400 m
World Student Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Catania 400 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Catania 4x400 m

Allison Curbishley (born 3 June 1976) is a former British athlete from Stockton-on-Tees but who represented Scotland and specialised in the 400 metres. She competed at two Olympic Games. [1]

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Biography

Curbishley became involved in a play scheme in the summer holiday when she was ten years old and this sparked Curbishley's interest in sport. Although athletics was the sport she eventually chose she also reached county standard in netball and field hockey.[ citation needed ]

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Curbishly represented Great Britain in the 4 x 400 metres relay event. [2]

Curbishley finished third behind Phylis Smith in the 400 metres event at the 1996 AAA Championships. [3] In 1998, she became the British 400 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1998 AAA Championships. [4]

Shortly after becoming AA Champion Curbishley represented Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Curbishley represented Great Britain in both the 400 metres and relay events. [2]

She graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences. During her career her knee was operated on six times, and the injury finally led to her retirement in 2003. She is now working in broadcasting for the BBC and her partner is fellow BBC commentator Steve Cram with whom she lives in Northumberland.[ citation needed ]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal24th (h)400m hurdles 66.68
8th4 × 400 m relay 3:39.80
1997 World Student Games Catania, Italy1st400 m 50.84
European U23 Championships Turku, Finland1st400m 50.85
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:32.81
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd400 m 50.71
European Championships Budapest, Hungary3rd4 × 400 m 3:25.66

References

  1. "Allison Curbishley". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  4. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
Preceded by British Champion in 400 m
1998
Succeeded by