- Connie Henry
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Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for 
EnglandCommonwealth Games Bronze 1998 Kuala Lumpur Triple jump Connie Henry (born 15 April 1972 in London) is a British sports journalist and former triple jumper who represented Great Britain and England internationally.
She was second at the AAA Championships in 1992 but it was another four years before she reached the podium for a second time, when she took the AAA bronze medal in 1996.[1] That year, her season's best jump of 13.55 metres left her ranked third in the event nationally behind Ashia Hansen and Michelle Griffith.[2] She was third at the briefly revived UK Athletics Championships in 1997, finishing behind Hansen and Griffith at the event.[3]
The 1998 season proved to be the peak of her career, which she began with her sole triple jump victory at the AAA Championships.[1] She set an Australian all-comers record of 13.86 m en-route to her win as an invited athlete at the country's national championships.[4] In the summer she set a personal best mark of 13.95 m in Thurrock, took fourth at the 1998 European Cup, and represented Great Britain at the 1998 European Athletics Championships.[5] Her season culminated in a bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, where she jumped one centimetre off her best to finish behind Hansen and Cameroonian Françoise Mbango.[6]
She was third at the 2000 AAA Championships,[1] but she decided to retire from professional athletics that year. Since her retirement, she has moved into athletics journalism and has provided commentary for broadcasters such as Eurosport and the BBC, reporting on events such as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics and the Summer Olympics.[7]
References
- ^ a b c AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ UK TOP PERFORMERS 1980-2005: WOMEN (OUTDOOR). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ Australian Championships (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ Connie Henry Profile. DKH Legacy Trust. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ Malaysia wins first track gold as Kiwi collapses; five Games record set. Sports Illustrated/CNN (1998-09-21). Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
- ^ Harnessing Talent Athlete - Connie Henry. DKH Legacy Trust. Retrieved on 2010-09-04.
External links
- IAAF profile for Connie Henry
Australian National Champions in Women's Triple Jump 1986: Ann Turnbull • 1987 – 1988: Lynette Smith • 1989 – 1990: Karen Charlton • 1991: Jayne Moffitt (NZL) • 1992: Leanne Stapylton-Smith (NZL) • 1993: Nicole Boegman • 1994: Yoko Morioka (JPN) • 1995: Mari Viduka • 1996: Shelley Stoddart (NZL) • 1997: Tania Dixon (NZL) • 1998: Connie Henry (GBR) • 1999: Carmen Miller • 2000 – 2002: Nicole Mladenis • 2003: Jeanette Bowles • 2004: Nicole Mladenis • 2005: Jeanette Bowles • 2006: Linda Allen • 2007: Jeanette Bowles • 2008: Emma Knight • 2009: Linda Allen
Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- British athletes
- English athletes
- Triple jumpers
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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