Bethany Mae Dobbin (born 7 June 1994) is a British former sprinter who competed mainly in the 200 metres. She is the Scottish record holder for the 200 metres with a time of 22.50 secs. She represented Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Personal life Dobbin was born on 7 June 1994 in Doncaster. She is the daughter of former Celtic, Grimsby Town, Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers footballer Jim Dobbin.
Career Dobbin's season best for the 200 metres in 2016 was 23.94 secs at Loughbrough in June. In 2017, she improved her best to 23.31 secs in her heat at the British Championships in July, going on to finish sixth in the final in 23.42.
Dobbin broke the Scottish 200m record four times in June/July 2018. Sandra Whittaker's previous record of 22.98 secs had stood since 1984. Dobbin ran 22.84 at Eton on 2 June, 22.83 at the Diamond League in Stockholm on 10 June, then improved the record twice more at the British Championships in Birmingham on 1 July, running 22.75 in her heat, before winning the final in 22.59. Her other best times include 11.64 secs for the 100 metres (2018) and 53.21 secs for the 400 metres (2018 indoors).
On 15 July 2018, Dobbin finished third in the 200 metres at the Athletics World Cup in London in 22.95 secs. She competed a month later at the European Championships in Berlin, and finished second in her 200 metres semi-final in 22.84 secs on 10 August, to automatically qualify for the following days final, where she finished seventh in a time of 22.93 secs.
On 20 July 2019, Dobbin finished third in the 200 metres at the Müller Anniversary Games in London in a new personal best of 22.50 secs, improving her own Scottish Record by 0.09 secs.
Dobbin was selected to run in the women's 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She qualified from her heat but was eliminated in the semi-final in a time of 22.78 secs.
Dobbin was part of the British 4 x 100 metres quartet than ran a world leading time and set a new meeting record at the British Grand Prix of 42.29 seconds in May 2022.
In April 2026, Dobbin announced her retirement from athletics after what she said had been a three-year battle with a "serious and life-changing health issue."
International competitions Representing and 2018World CupLondon, United Kingdom3rd200 m22.95European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany7th200 m22.932019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar19th (sf)200 m23.11 2021 European Team Championships Chorzów, Poland 1st 200 m 22.78Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan15th (sf)200 m22.85 Diamond League Final Brussels, Belgium 6th 200 m 22.88 2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 24th (h) 200 m 23.04 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 8th 200 m 23.40 3rd 4 x 400 m 3:30.15 European Championships Munich, Germany – 200 m DQ Diamond League Final Zurich, Switzerland 8th 200 m 23.83
Domestic medal record
Competition Pos Pos Years Outdoor British Championships 1st 200 m 2018 2nd 200 m 2019, 2021, 2022 CAU Inter-County Championships 2nd 200 m 2016, 2017 Scottish Championships 2nd 200 m 2016, 2017 Indoor BUCS Championships 2nd 200 m 2015, 2016 Scottish Championships 2nd 200 m 2015 3rd 2014 England Athletics U20 Championships 2nd 200 m 2013
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