Hayley Tullett
_Hayley_Tullett_(right)_2006_Commonwealth_Games.png) Tullett (right) 2006 Commonwealth Games 800 metres semi-final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British (Welshh) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1973 Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | middle-distance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Swansea Harriers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hayley Tullett (née Parry, born 17 February 1973) is a Welsh former middle-distance runner who competed at two Olympic Games.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born Hayley Parry in Swansea in 1973, she married pole vaulter Ian Tullett in 1999. During the same year, she became the British 1500 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1999 AAA Championships.[2]
Tullett retained her AAA title at the 2000 AAA Championships[3][4] before representing Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.[5]
Tullett regained the 1500 AAA title at the 2003 AAA Championships,[6][2] the same year that she won a bronze medal in the 1500m final at the 2003 World Championships. Further success arrived the following year with her fourth AAA Title before she appeared in her second Olympic Games, where Tullett competed in the 1500 metres again representing Great Britain at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.[5]
Tullett won a silver medal behind Kelly Holmes at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal for Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Personal bests
[edit]- 800 metres – 2:00.49 (2003)
- 1500 metres – 3:59.95 (2004)
- 3000 metres – 8:45.39 (2000)
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 11th (fell) | 1500 m | 4:22.35 |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:07.52 |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:59.95 |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:01.60 | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 20th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:08.92 |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:06.76 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Hayley Tullett Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- 1 2 "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ↑ "Athletics". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "Athletics". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Morriston
- Welsh women middle-distance runners
- British women middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Wales
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics
- Olympic women middle-distance runners