Stephi Douglas Explained

Stephi Douglas
Birth Date:	1969 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Manchester, United Kingdom
Height:	1.66 m^[1]
Weight:	60 kg
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	60 m, 100 m
Club:	Sale Harriers

Stephanie Lana "Stephi" Douglas (born 22 January 1969 in Manchester) is a retired female English athlete who specialised in sprinting events.

Athletics career

She represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics^[2] as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. She represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.^{[3] [4]} Four years later she represented England and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Competition record

Representing and
1987	European Junior Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th	100 m	11.73
			11th (h)	100 m hurdles	14.28
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	45.87
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	10th (sf)	100 m	11.79
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	44.91
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	4th	100 m	11.39
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.15
	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	9th (sf)	60 m	7.32
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	8th	100 m	11.46
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.32
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	12th (sf)	60 m	7.32
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	23rd (qf)	100 m	11.58
			10th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	43.43
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	30th (qf)	100 m	11.77
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	12th (sf)	100 m	11.60
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	43.63
	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	8th	100 m	11.48
			10th (sf)	200 m	23.67
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.46
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	12th (sf)	60 m	7.30
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	40th (h)	100 m	11.67
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	26th (qf)	100 m	11.75

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.27 (+1.6 m/s, Birmingham 1991)
• 200 metres – 23.17 (Sheffield 1994)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.21 (Glasgow 1995)
• 200 metres – 23.85 (Fürth 2000)

Personal life

Stephi has one daughter named Jorja who is a member of the girl group FLO. The two appeared on Series 2 of Got What It Takes?, winning the competition and earning a chance to perform on the Main Stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.

Douglas is also a fan of English football side Manchester City.^[8]

References

• All-Athletics profile

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041125/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/stephi-douglas-1.html Sports-Reference profile
2. Web site: Olympic Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041125/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/stephi-douglas-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference.
3. Web site: 1990 Athletes. Team England.
4. Web site: England team in 1990. Commonwealth Games Federation.
5. Web site: 1994 Athletes. Team England.
6. Web site: England team in 1994. Commonwealth Games Federation.
7. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
8. Web site: Having the best birthday ever. Thank you to my angel, @JorjaDouglas for organising my dream and thank you @ManCity for your hospitality #3points. Stephanie Douglas. twitter.com.