Marcia Richardson

Marcia Richardson

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1972-02-10) 10 February 1972 Slough
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Windsor Slough & Eton AC,
Medal record Athletics Representing England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4x100m relay

Marcia Maureen Richardson-Bailey (born 10 February 1972 in Slough) is a female retired English athlete who specialised in the sprinting events.

Athletics career

She represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, as well as four World Championships. She represented England in the 100 and 200 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	2nd	100 m	11.62
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.57
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	14th (sf)	60 m	7.41
			16th (h)	200 m	24.50
	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	6th	100 m	11.69
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.86
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th (sf)	200 m	23.95
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd (qf)	100 m	11.71
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.90
	Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	6th	100 m	11.60
			6th	4 × 100 m relay	44.93
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	26th (qf)	100 m	11.55
			8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.93
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	12th (sf)	60 m	7.30
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	40th (h)	100 m	11.65
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	9th (sf)	100 m	11.47
			12th (sf)	200 m	23.82
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.69
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	8th	4 × 100 m relay	43.52
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	8th	60 m	7.27
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	41st (qf)	100 m	11.62
			9th (sf)	4 × 100 m relay	43.19
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	26th (qf)	100 m	11.59
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	42.60

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.35 ( 2.0 m/s) (Bedford 2000)
• 200 metres – 23.72 (-0.9 m/s) (Sheffield 1997)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.24 (Birmingham 2000)
• 200 metres – 24.50 (Toronto 1993)