Julie Pratt Explained

Julie Pratt (born 20 March 1979) is an English female athlete who competed in the 100 metres hurdles. She has a personal best time of 13.08 seconds.[1]

Athletics career

Pratt competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia finishing 6th in both championships.

She was the first ever British athlete to win a gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the World Junior Championships, winning in Annecy, France in 1998. This was Britain's first ever gold medal at World or Olympic level in the women's 100 metres hurdles.

She also won a silver medal at the 1999 European Under 23 Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.[2] [3]

Coaching

Julie now coaches under her married name of Julie Pratt-Benterman, and is mainly based at Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre. She works with England Athletics as their Talent Event Lead for Sprint hurdles, focusing on U20 athletes, and is a Regional Coach Lead for the South East.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete Profile. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Gunnell Prodigy Back In Running. The Independent.
  3. Web site: British Medallists In International Athletics Championships. GBR Athletics.
  4. Web site: 2022 . About Us - HurdleDynamics . live . 16 August 2024.