Marcia Maureen Bailey née Richardson (born 10 February 1972) is a female retired athlete from England, who specialised in the sprinting events and competed at two Olympic Games.Sports-Reference profile
Biography Richardson represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, as well as four World Championships. She represented England in the 100 and 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia..
Richardson became the British 100 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 2000 AAA Championships, whch qualified her to compete at the 2000 Olympic Games.
At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Richardson represented Great Britain in the 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay events.
Competition record Representing and 1991European Junior ChampionshipsThessaloniki, Greece2nd100 m11.622nd4 × 100 m relay44.571993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada14th (sf)60 m7.4116th (h)200 m24.50UniversiadeBuffalo, United States6th100 m11.69World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany8th4 × 100 m relay43.861994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France10th (sf)200 m23.95European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland23rd (qf)100 m11.711995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden9th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.90UniversiadeFukuoka, Japan6th100 m11.606th4 × 100 m relay44.931996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States26th (qf)100 m11.558th4 × 100 m relay43.931997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France12th (sf)60 m7.30World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece40th (h)100 m11.651998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia9th (sf)100 m11.4712th (sf)200 m23.823rd4 × 100 m relay43.691999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain8th4 × 100 m relay43.522000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium8th60 m7.27Olympic GamesSydney, Australia41st (qf)100 m11.629th (sf)4 × 100 m relay43.192001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada26th (qf)100 m11.595th4 × 100 m relay42.60
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 11.35 (+2.0 m/s) (Bedford 2000) 200 metres – 23.72 (-0.9 m/s) (Sheffield 1997) Indoor 60 metres – 7.24 (Birmingham 2000) 200 metres – 24.50 (Toronto 1993)
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