Haley McGregor explained

Haley McGregor or Hayley McGregor is a retired Australian runner.

2002 Commonwealth Games

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, she finished 11th in the Women's 5000 metres.[1] She was the national champion in 2002 at that distance to secure her Commonwealth Games spot.[2]

2004 Olympics

At the 2004 Olympics, she finished 25th in the Women's 10,000 metres.[3] She was national runner-up in 2004 at that distance, but since she was defeated by someone with the A-Standard she was also selected to compete.[4]

Other running achievements

She has competed multiple times at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[5]

She was a multiple-time winner of the Zatopek Classic.[6] In the 2004 race she earned her Olympic qualifying time.[2]

In 2003 and 2004, she won both the City to Surf in Sydney and the Burnie Ten.[7] [8]

In addition, she was runner-up in the 2005 Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon.[9]

Kayak career

McGregor was an accomplished kayak athlete. She earned a scholarship to the Victorian Institute of Sport and won multiple Victoria championships.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC SPORT | Commonwealth Games 2002 | Statistics . BBC News . 2002-07-31 . 2016-02-06.
  2. Web site: Win has McGregor closer to Athens . www.theage.com.au . 2003-12-05 . 2016-02-06.
  3. News: BBC SPORT - Olympics 2004 - Athletics - Results - Women's 10000m results. 31 August 2004 .
  4. Web site: Relief then selection joy for McGregor - Sport . www.theage.com.au . 2004-03-02 . 2016-02-06.
  5. Web site: Haley McGregor | Profile . iaaf.org . 2016-02-06.
  6. Web site: McGregor retains Zatopek title . iaaf.org . 2016-02-06.
  7. Web site: McGregor wins City to Surf - Sport . www.smh.com.au . 2004-08-09 . 2016-02-06.
  8. Web site: CoolRunning Australia - Latest News . Coolrunning.com.au . 2016-02-06 . 13 February 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080213222318/http://www.coolrunning.com.au/latestnews/2004_10_01_archive.shtml . dead .
  9. Web site: Associated Press . ESPN.com - Ethiopians sweep in Arizona . Espn.go.com . 2005-01-09 . 2016-02-06.
  10. Web site: Australian Olympic Committee: Haley McGregor . Corporate.olympics.com.au . 2016-02-06.