Stephi Douglas

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Stephi Douglas
Personal information
Born (1969-01-22) 22 January 1969 (age 55)
Manchester, United Kingdom
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) [1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 60 m, 100 m
ClubSale Harriers
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Split 4 x 100 metres
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Auckland 4 x 100 metres
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria 4 x 100 metres

Lana Stephanie "Stephi" Douglas (born 22 January 1969 in Manchester) is a retired female English athlete who specialised in sprinting events. [2]

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Athletics career

She represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics [3] as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. She 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] Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [6] [7] [8]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th100 m11.73
11th (h)100 m hurdles14.28
5th4 × 100 m relay45.87
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 10th (sf)100 m 11.79
5th4 × 100 m relay 44.91
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 4th100 m 11.39
2nd4 × 100 m relay 44.15
European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (sf)60 m 7.32
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 8th100 m 11.46
3rd4 × 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
5th4 × 100 m relay 43.63
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 8th100 m 11.48
10th (sf)200 m 23.67
3rd4 × 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

Indoor

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. [9]

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References

  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Stephi Douglas at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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.
  6. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. 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.