Loreen Hall

Loreen Doloris Hall (born 12 October 1967) is an English former sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1985 European Junior Championships,[1] and went on to represent Great Britain in the women's 400 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[2]

Loreen Hall
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1967-10-12) 12 October 1967
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)400 metres

Career

Born in Nottingham, Hall ran 53.08 secs for 400 metres as a 16-year-old at a Junior international in July 1984.[3] She won an English Schools 200 m title in 1984,[4] and a AAA Junior Indoor Championships 400 m title in 1985,[5] before winning a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1985 European Junior Championships in Cottbus with teammates Georgina Honley, Lynne Robinson and Dawn Flockhart.[6] In other junior internationals, she took a sprint sweep from 100 m to 400 m in Australia, won a 100 m in Cyprus and won a 200 m/400 m double at the Cosford Indoor Games.[7]

Hall ran 53.69 secs to finish second at the 1987 WAAA Championships.[8] She was the UK's number one 400 metres runner in 1987, with a season's best of 52.74.[9] She achieved her 400 m best of 52.71 on 18 June 1988 at the Midland Championships in Birmingham.[10] This performance ranked her third in the UK in 1988, and she earned Olympic selection. At the Seoul Olympics, she ran 53.13 in the heats, to reach the quarter-finals, where she ran 53.42.[11]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain
1985 European Junior Championships Cottbus, Germany 3rd 4 × 400 m 3:35.10
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea QF 400 m 53.42

References
  1. "European Junior Championships (British medallists)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Loreen Hall Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. "Loreen Hall". Power of 10. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. "English Schools Championships (Girls)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. "AAA Junior Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  6. European Junior Championships. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. Our Story. Natural Notts. Retrieved on 8 April 2018.
  8. "AAA Championships (Women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  9. "UK Top Performers 1980 – 2005: Women (Outdoors)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  10. "400m Women Overall All Time to 53.99". Power of 10. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  11. "Women 400m Olympic Games 1988 Seoul". Todor 66. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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