Melanie Neef (born 26 May 1970) is a British former track and field sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She set her lifetime best of 51.18 seconds at the outdoor event.Melanie Neef. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.Melanie Neef. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
Biography Born in Scotland to German footballer Gerhardt Neef, who was playing for Rangers F.C., she became involved in athletics with the City of Glasgow AC.Melanie Neef. Power of 10. Retrieved on 2017-02-18. Her first international medal came at the 1991 Summer Universiade where she was runner-up with the British women's 4 × 100 metres relay team. World Student Games (Universiade. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18. She won senior gold medals with the 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 1994 European Cup and 1994 IAAF World Cup, as well as a fourth place at the 1994 European Athletics Championships.
Neef took an individual silver medal at the 1994 European Cup behind Russia's Svetlana Goncharenko and returned the following year to win gold.European Cup (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18. She was a finalist individually at the 1994 European Championships and came sixth for Scotland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Her last individual international outing was at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, where she was fourth in her semi-final.
She was a four-time British 400 metres champion during her brief career, taking 400 m title outdoors at the AAA Championships in 1994 and 1995, and the national indoor title at the AAA Indoor Championships in 1995 and 1996.AAA Indoor Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.AAA Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
International competitions 1991UniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdom10th (sf)100 m11.889th (sf)200 m24.142nd4 × 100 m relay44.971993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States26th (h)100 m12.3916th (sf)200 m24.00 –4 × 100 m relayDNF1994European CupBirmingham, United Kingdom2nd400 m52.431st4 × 400 m relay3:27.33Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada6th400 m52.09European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland6th400 m52.104th4 × 400 m relay3:24.14World CupLondon, United Kingdom1st4 × 400 m relay3:27.361995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4th (h)400 m53.344th4 × 400 m relay3:35.39European CupVilleneuve d'Ascq, France1st400 m51.35World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4th (semis)400 m51.185th4 × 400 m relay3:26.89
National titles AAA Championships 400 m: 1994, 1995 AAA Indoor Championships 400 m: 1995, 1996
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