Louise Stuart (athlete)

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Louise Stuart
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1967-05-18) 18 May 1967 (age 57)
Middlesbrough, England
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventSprinting
ClubMiddlesbrough Cleveland Harriers

Katherine Louise Stuart (born 18 May 1967) is an English former sprinter who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

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Biography

Stuart won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1985 European Junior Championships. [1]

Stuart finished second behind Joan Baptiste in the 200 metres event at the 1987 WAAA Championships [2] and second again at the 1988 AAA Championships but this time behind Simmone Jacobs. [3] [4]

Stuart went on to represent Great Britain in the women's 200 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. [5]

Stuart finished second for a third time at the 1990 AAA Championships. [6]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1985 European Junior Championships Cottbus, Germany2nd200 m23.83
3rd4 × 100 m44.78
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea26th (qf)200 m23.59
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia13th (sf)200 m23.54
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom6th200 m23.89
2nd4 × 100 m44.97
(#) Indicates overall position in seminfinal (sf) or quarterfinals (qf)

References

  1. "1985 European Junior Championships results (women)". European Athletics Association. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. "Athletics" . Sunday Express. 26 July 1987. Retrieved 21 March 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Alexander Results" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 8 August 1988. Retrieved 27 March 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Louise Stuart Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2025.