Emma Duck

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Emma Duck (born 9 February 1981) is a British international track athlete known for the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles. She is current with Southampton, under coach Todd Bennett.

400 metres sprint running event

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the entire course. In many countries, athletes previously competed in the 440 yard dash (402.336 m)—which is a quarter of a mile and was referred to as the 'quarter-mile'—instead of the 400 m (437.445 yards), though this distance is now obsolete.

Southampton City and unitary authority area in England

Southampton is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. It is 70 miles (110 km) south-west of London and 15 miles (24 km) west north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. It lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water at the confluence of the Rivers Test and Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The city, which is a unitary authority, has an estimated population of 253,651. The city's name is sometimes abbreviated in writing to "So'ton" or "Soton", and a resident of Southampton is called a Sotonian.

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Biography

Track career

Her personal best in the 400 indoors is 52.62 seconds whilst outdoor it is 52.84 seconds.

In the 2006 season, Duck won a bronze medal in the AAA Indoor Championships in the 400 metres and selection for the 4x400 metres team in the 2006 European Championships in Athletics. She was disqualified in the final of the AAA Outdoor Championships.

She was injured for the 2007 AAA Outdoor Championships. In 2007, she won silver in the 400 metres in the AAA Indoors. She was selected for both the individual and team 400 metres for the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships, winner a bronze in the latter. In 2007, she was ranked 7th in 400 metres and 5th in 400 metre hurdles. 2008 saw her finish 7th in her heat and drop to 112th in the 400m rankings.

2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships 2007 edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships

The 29th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham, England, from Friday, 2 March to Sunday, 4 March 2007. Birmingham also held the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Duck took part in no competitive races in 2009 or 2010.

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References

Emma's profile on the Power of 10 website