Helen Frost (athlete)

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Helen Frost
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1974-03-12) 12 March 1974 (age 51)
Leicester, England
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventSprinting
Club Birchfield Harriers
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Athletics
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester 4x400 metres

Helen Paula Frost (born 12 March 1974) is a British sprinter who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Frost finished second behind Katharine Merry in the 400 metres event at the 1999 AAA Championships [2] [3] and the following year finished third behind Donna Fraser at the 2000 AAA Championships, which qualified her for a place on the 400 metres relay team for the 2000 Olympic Games. [4]

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Frost represented Great Britain in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay. [5]

Frost represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and won a silver medal with the England team in the 4 × 400 metres relay event with Helen Karagounis, Melanie Purkiss, Lisa Miller and Jenny Meadows. [6]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Frost Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  3. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  4. "Athletics" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  6. "Manchester 2002 Team". Team England. Retrieved 5 April 2025.