Hayley Ovens

Hayley Ovens
Personal information
Nationality Scotland
Born (1975-12-05) 5 December 1975
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Retired 2006

Hayley Ovens is a British retired athlete who competed in the 400m, 800m, 1500m and 3000m.[1][2][3] She was a finalist in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester where she finished in 12th place.[4] In 2003, she competed for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the World Indoor Championships, exiting at the semi-final stage.[5] In 2006, she was a finalist in the 1500m at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, finishing 10th.[6] She is a multiple Scottish and UK Champion both indoors and out. Her personal best for the 1500m is 4:10:34 and for the 800m is 2:03:19.

Ovens retired from competitive athletics in 2006.

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics Ovens leads way as Scots hit high notes". The Herald. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hard work pays off for Easton and Ovens". The Scotsman. 17 June 2002. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Scots give trio new Games hopes". BBC. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2002 - Statistics". BBC.
  5. ↑ "IAAF: 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable By Discipline".
  6. ↑ "Baton role brings back Games memories for Hayley". Fife Today. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
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