Maree Holland

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Maree Holland
Personal information
Born (1963-07-25) 25 July 1963 (age 61)
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia [1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 200 m, 400 m
ClubWestern Suburbs AAC

Maree Anne Holland, (born 25 July 1963) is a retired Australian sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. [2] She represented her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics finishing eighth in the final. She also competed at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and 1990 Commonwealth Games finishing fourth on both occasions.

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Maree, she won the British WAAA Championships title in the 400 metres event at the 1985 WAAA Championships. [3] [4] [5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
1985 Pacific Conference Games Berkeley, United States 2nd200 m23.59
2nd400 m45.00
3rd4 × 100 m relay3:33.40
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:33.40
World Cup Canberra, Australia 6th200 m 23.71 1
4 × 100 m relay DQ 1
6th4 × 400 m relay 3:35.93 1
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 5th200 m 23.64
6th400 m 52.08
3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:32.86
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 8th400 m 51.25
4 × 400 m relay DNF
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th400 m 52.17
World Cup Barcelona, Spain 6th4 × 400 m relay 3:33.72 1
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 4th400 m 52.01
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:30.74
1992 World Cup Havana, Cuba 6th4 × 400 m relay 3:34.48

1Representing Oceania

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maree Holland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  2. Maree Holland at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Athletics" . Sunday Express. 28 July 1985. Retrieved 20 March 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  5. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 March 2025.