- Lisa Dobriskey
Lisa Jane Dobriskey (born
December 23 ,1983 inAshford, Kent ) is an English middle distance athlete, coached by George Gandy and Stella Bandu, running for Ashford andLoughborough University .Lisa won
Amateur Athletic Association titles at Under 15/17/20 and 23. She was the fastest British under-17 girl at 800metre s (2:08.67) and fourth fastest at 1500 m (4:31.7) in 1999, and the third fastest at 1500 m (4:28.10) in 2000. She won the English Schools 800 m title for Juniors in 1998 and for Intermediates in 1999 and made her junior international debut indoors againstGermany andFrance at 1500 m in 2000. In the English Schoolscross country running she was 4th in the Junior girls in 1998 and 3rd in the Intermediates in 1999. She was 2nd in the Inter-counties U15 cc in 1999. [ [http://www.britishathletics.info/default.asp?page=543E4E341E3D74387E2642342E3F743B5E2F7236&athleteid=CE6EC46AD262CE6D British Athletics] ]She won a gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
She finished 4th in the final of the 1500m in the
2008 Olympic Games inBeijing As on
22 August 2008 she is ranked fourth in the world for the 1500m. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4590134.ece]Personal bests
* 400 m - 56.00 (2002) Eton
* 800 m - 2:02.90 (2004)Zurich , SUI
* 1500 m - 4:00.64 (2008)Stretford
* 3000 m - 8:54.12 (2007)Loughborough Major results
* 2006 Gold 1500 m, Commonwealth Games,
Melbourne [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/4828866.stm BBC report 21/3/06] ]References
External links
* [http://www.powerof10.info/default.asp?page=543E4E341E3D74387E2642342E3F743B5E2F7236&athlete=D069D662D26BD46A Profile at Powerof10 (UK Athletics)]
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