Rebecca Grieve
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| Nationality | Scottish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 200m: 23.39 (2026) 400m: 51.71 (2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rebecca Grieve (born 30 January 2005) is a Scottish sprinter who competes predominantly over 400 metres.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Currie in Scotland, she started athletics at the age of eight years-old and competing at nine. She was a member of Edinburgh Athletics and won the Scottish U20 title as a 15 year-old.[2] She also raced for Pitreavie ACC and Woodford Green Ladies. She attended the University of New Mexico in the United States to study biology.[3][4]
Career
[edit]In August 2021, she was part of a Scottish 4x400 metres relay team that set a new Scottish U20 record racing in Manchester.[5]
She won a gold medal in the medley relay at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem in July 2022.[6] That year, she was the number one Scottish athlete in her age-group over 200 metres and 400 metres.[7]
She competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. Taking part in the 4 x 400 metres relay, she ran the second fastest leg of all competitors (52.86 seconds) as Britain qualified for the final.[8] In the final, she ran as the British team won the bronze medal.[9][10]
She was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, placing eighth in the final of the 400 metres.[11][12] Later in the championships, she ran as part of the gold medal winning British 4 x 400 metres relay team, helping set a championship record time of 3:26.52.[13][14]
Competing in Albuquerque in January 2026, Grieve ran the second-fastest 600m Indoor race in collegiate history, with a time of 1:25.06.[15] The following month, she ran below 52 seconds for the 400 metres indoors for the first time with 51.91 and 51.71 seconds in New Mexico.[16][17] In June, she reached the final of the 400 metres at the 2026 British Championships, placing seventh overall.[18]
Grieve was named in the Scottish team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[19]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rebecca Grieve". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Edinburgh teen is too fast for Scotland as she eyes Olympic dream". Edinburgh Live. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ ."Rebecca Grieve to race for GB at World Under-20 Championship". Dunfermline Press. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Pittreavie's Nicole Yeargin and Rebecca Grieve Scots athletics bests". Dunfermline Press. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Scottish U20 Record alert! Women's 4x400m team star in Manchester". Scottish Athletics. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Pitreavie AAC's Rebecca Grieve wins European Under-18 Athletics Championship gold". Dunfermline Press. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Athletics: Coach of Pitreavie AAC's Rebecca Grieve reveals pride at European Under-18 Athletics Championship gold medal". Dunfermline Press. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ↑ "Lapping it up in Lima: Superb World U20 relay medals for Scottish duo Dean and Rebecca". Scottishathletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ "Euroepan Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ Broadbent, Chris (20 Jul 2025). "Great Britain and Spain win thrilling 4x400m finals in European U23 records". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ "Pitreavie AAC's Rebecca Grieve reflects on European Athletics gold". Dunfermline Press. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "GRIEVE'S NO. 2 COLLEGIATE ALL-TIME 600M HIGHLIGHTS DAY ONE AT NM TEAM OPEN". globos. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "Sprinter Sophie leads Sheffield medal charge for Scots with two U20 Records on busy weekend". Scottish Athletics. 9 Feb 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Butchart right back to his best as Scots star in States (again)". Scottish Athletics. 16 Feb 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "Picked for Scotland! 39 to take steps to Scotstoun as full Glasgow 2026 team now revealed". Scottish Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
