Corinne Humphreys

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Corinne Humphreys
Personal information
Born (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 32)
London, United Kingdom
Education University of East London
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event 100 metres
ClubOrion Harriers
Coached byRyan Freckleton
Darren Braithwaite
Christine Bowmaker

Corinne Humphreys (born 7 November 1991 in London) is an English sprinter. [2] She competed in the 100 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games reaching the semifinals. In addition, she finished fourth at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

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International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd4 × 100 m relay 43.83
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 4th100 m 11.49
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 13th (sf)100 m 11.66

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Personal life

She is openly gay. [3]

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References

  1. 2018 CWG bio
  2. Corinne Humphreys at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "'Coming out was the best decision I ever made'". BBC Sport. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.