Stephi Douglas

Stephi Douglas

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1969-01-22) 22 January 1969 (age 56) Manchester, England
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprints
Club	Sale Harriers
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing   Great Britain European Championships 1990 Split 4 x 100 metres Representing   England Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 4 x 100 metres 1994 Victoria 4 x 100 metres

Lana Stephanie "Stephi" Douglas (born 22 January 1969) is a female English retired athlete who specialised in sprinting events ^[2] and represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics ^[3]

Biography

Douglas represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. ^{[4] [5]} Shortly afterwards she became the British 100 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1990 AAA Championships. ^[6] In 1991 Douglas won the 200 metres AAA title. ^[7]

At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, she represented Great Britain in the 100 metres event ^[8] and represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, winning a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, she represented Great Britain again in the 100 metres. ^[8] The same year she won another 100 metres AAA title at the 1996 AAA Championships. ^[12]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Great Britain and   England
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th	100 m	11.73
			11th (h)	100 m hurdles	14.28
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	45.87
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	10th (sf)	100 m	11.79
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	44.91
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	4th	100 m	11.39
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.15
	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th (sf)	60 m	7.32
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	8th	100 m	11.46
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.32
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	12th (sf)	60 m	7.32
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	23rd (qf)	100 m	11.58
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.43
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	30th (qf)	100 m	11.77
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	12th (sf)	100 m	11.60
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	43.63
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	8th	100 m	11.48
			10th (sf)	200 m	23.67
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.46
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	12th (sf)	60 m	7.30
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	40th (h)	100 m	11.67
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	26th (qf)	100 m	11.75

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.27 (+1.6 m/s, Birmingham 1991)
• 200 metres – 23.17 (Sheffield 1994)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.21 (Glasgow 1995)
• 200 metres – 23.85 (Fürth 2000)

Personal life

Stephi has one daughter named Jorja who is a member of the girl group FLO. The two appeared on Series 2 of Got What It Takes? , winning the competition and earning a chance to perform on the Main Stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.

Douglas is also a fan of English football side Manchester City. ^[13]

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Stephi Douglas at World Athletics
3. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
4. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
5. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
6. "Results" . Wales on Sunday. 5 August 1990. Retrieved 29 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
8. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
9. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
10. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
11. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
12. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
13. Stephanie Douglas. "Having the best birthday ever. Thank you to my angel, @JorjaDouglas for organising my dream 💖 and thank you @ManCity for your hospitality 💙👍🏾 #3points". twitter.com.

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