Tanya Blake Explained

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Tanya Blake
Fullname:Tanya-Gee Blake
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Sport:Athletics
Event:Middle-distance running
Club:Zurrieq Wolves
Pb:800 m: 1:59.56 (2003)
1500 m: 4:29.01 (2003)
Birth Date:16 January 1971
Birth Place:London, England,
United Kingdom
Weight:580NaN0
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Tanya-Gee Blake (born 16 January 1971 in London, England, United Kingdom) is a retired middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres. Born in England, she represented Malta internationally.[1] Holding a dual citizenship to compete internationally, Blake set a historic milestone as the first Maltese athlete to break a two-minute barrier and a national record in the 800 metres at the 2003 Prefontaine Classic Grand Prix in Eugene, Oregon, United States, that guaranteed her a spot on her adopted nation's team for the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] [3] During her athletic career, Blake trained for the Zurrieq Wolves track and field team.[4]

Blake qualified for the Maltese squad in the women's 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by registering her career best and an A-standard entry time of 1:59.56 from the Prefontaine Classic.[2] [5] [6] Unable to flaunt her stellar race from the Grand Prix a year earlier, Blake posted outside her national record of 2:19.34, but failed to advance further into the semifinals, as she was the last runner to cross the finish line in heat six.[7] [8]

Personal life

Blake was born in England to a Maltese mother and American father.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Tanya Blake. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060714/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/tanya-blake-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 7 November 2014.
  2. News: Small teams, large ambitions – Malta and Uganda in Paris. IAAF. 20 August 2003. 7 November 2014.
  3. News: Tanya Blake sets new 800m mark in Oregon meet. Times of Malta. 26 May 2003. 7 November 2014.
  4. News: Early edge for Pembroke teams. Times of Malta. 15 July 2003. 7 November 2014.
  5. News: Blake books World Championships and Olympics berths. Times of Malta. 27 May 2003. 7 November 2014.
  6. News: Tanya Blake - the first Maltese to qualify by right. IAAF. 12 August 2004. 7 November 2014.
  7. Web site: IAAF Athens 2004: Women's 800m Round 1 – Heat 6. Athens 2004. IAAF. 27 September 2013.
  8. News: Blake out of 800 metres. Times of Malta. 21 August 2004. 7 November 2014.
  9. Web site: Tanya Blake – God Given Talent . June 25, 2006 . June 6, 2022.