Rebecca Grieve Explained

Rebecca Grieve
Nationality:British
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Birth Date:30 January 2005
Birth Place:Currie, Edinburgh, Scotland
Weight:57kg (126lb)

Rebecca Grieve (born 30 January 2005) is a British sprinter.[1]

Early life

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 forPitreavie ACC and Woodford Green Ladies. She attended the University of New Mexico in the United States to study biology.[3] [4]

Career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rebecca Grieve. 31 August 2024. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Edinburgh teen is too fast for Scotland as she eyes Olympic dream . 26 January 2021. Edinburgh Live. 2 September 2024 .
  3. .Web site: Rebecca Grieve to race for GB at World Under-20 Championship. Dunfermline Press. 2 September 2024. 20 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Pittreavie's Nicole Yeargin and Rebecca Grieve Scots athletics bests. Dunfermline Press. 2 September 2024. 1 February 2023.
  5. Web site: Scottish U20 Record alert! Women’s 4x400m team star in Manchester. Scottish Athletics. 2 September 2024. 19 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Pitreavie AAC's Rebecca Grieve wins European Under-18 Athletics Championship gold . Dunfermline Press. 2 September 2024. 8 July 2022.
  7. Web site: Athletics: Coach of Pitreavie AAC's Rebecca Grieve reveals pride at European Under-18 Athletics Championship gold medal. Dunfermline Press. 2 September 2024. 21 July 2022.
  8. Web site: GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024. British Athletics. 26 July 2024. 26 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Lapping it up in Lima: Superb World U20 relay medals for Scottish duo Dean and Rebecca. Scottishathletics. 1 September 2024. 1 September 2024.
  10. Web site: USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima. Athletics Weekly. Jason . Henderson . Sep 1, 2024 . 1 September 2024.

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