Keri Lees

Keri Lees
née Maddox
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1972-07-04) 4 July 1972
Stone, Staffordshire, England
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventhurdles
ClubCannock & Stafford AC
Sale Harriers Manchester

Keri Lees (née Maddox; born 4 July 1972) is a female English retired athlete who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics as well as three World Championships (1993, 1999, 2001).[1] She competed in the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles.[2]

Biography r

Maddox became the British 400 metres hurdles champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1997 AAA Championships.[3]

Maddox won the 100 metres AAA title in 1998[4] and then represented England in both the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles events, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5][6][7]

Maddox retained the 100 metres AAA title in 1999 and regained the 400 metres hurdles AAA title at the 2000 AAA Championships[8][9] and shortly afterwards represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.[10]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 12th (h) 100 m hurdles 14.43
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2nd 100 m hurdles 13.38 (+0.3 m/s)
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 3rd 100 m hurdles 13.32
European Junior Championships Thessaloniki, Greece 1st 100 m hurdles 13.39
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.36
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 11th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.45
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.07
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 29th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.49
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6th 100 m hurdles 13.30
4th 400 m hurdles 56.38
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 15th (h) 60 m hurdles 8.22
European Cup Super League Paris, France 2nd 100 m hurdles 12.97
World Championships Seville, Spain 26th (qf) 100 m hurdles 13.21
15th (h) 400 m hurdles 55.33
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 22nd (h) 400 m hurdles 57.44
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 23rd (h) 400 m hurdles 57.55

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Keri Lees at World Athletics
  3. ^ "Athletics". Birmingham Daily Post. 26 August 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  5. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ^ "Weekend results". The Scotsman. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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