Hayley Ovens

Hayley Ovens

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	(1975-12-05) 5 December 1975 (age 49) Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Club	Edinburgh Woollen Mill AC
Retired	2006

Hayley Ovens (born 5 December 1975) is a British retired athlete who competed in the 400m, 800m, 1500m and 3000m. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Ovens was a finalist in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she finished in 12th place. ^[4] In 2003, she competed for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the World Indoor Championships, exiting at the semi-final stage ^[5] and finished second behind Hayley Tullett in the 1500 metres event at the 2003 AAA Championships. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

In 2006, she was a finalist in the 1500m at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, finishing 10th. ^[9] She is a multiple Scottish and UK Champion both indoors and out. Her personal best for the 1500m is 4:10:34 and for the 800m is 2:03:19.^{[ citation needed ]}

Ovens retired from competitive athletics in 2006.

References

1. "Athletics Ovens leads way as Scots hit high notes". The Herald. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
2. "Hard work pays off for Easton and Ovens". The Scotsman. 17 June 2002. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
3. "Scots give trio new Games hopes". BBC. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
4. "Commonwealth Games 2002 - Statistics". BBC.
5. "IAAF: 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable By Discipline".
6. "Athletics" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
8. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
9. "Baton role brings back Games memories for Hayley". Fife Today. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

External links

• Hayley Ovens at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)