Jenny Meadows

Jennifer Brenda "Jenny" Meadows (born 17 April 1981) is a retired British athlete. Her main event was the 800 metres, although she previously competed also over the 400 metres. She won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships, and a silver at the 2010 World Indoor Championships. At the European Athletics Championships, Meadows took silver outdoors in 2010 and gold indoors in 2011. She also had some international success as part of the Great Britain women's 4 x 400 metres relay squad.

Jennifer Meadows
Meadows with her bronze medal after the 2009 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1981-04-17) 17 April 1981
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
England
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres, 400 m
ClubWigan & District Harriers
Turned pro2004
Coached byTrevor Painter
Retired2016
Now coachingKeely Hodgkinson
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking800 m: 3 (2009)
Personal bests
  • 800 m: 1.57.93 (2009)
  • 400 m: 52.67 (2003)
  • Indoors
  • 800 m: 1:58.43i (2010)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2009 Berlin800 m
2009 Berlin4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
2010 Doha 800 m
Diamond League
2011800 m
European Championships
2010 Barcelona800 m
European Indoor Championships
2011 Paris800 m
2011 Paris4×400 m relay
European Team Championships
2011 Stockholm800 m
2009 Leiria4×400 m relay
European Cup
2008 Annecy800 m
European U23 Championships
2001 Amsterdam4×400 m relay
2003 Bydgoszcz4×400 m relay
World Junior Championships
2000 Santiago4×400 m relay

Meadows was the 2011 Diamond League 800 m winner. In 2009, she was the third-fastest British woman over the distance, and currently is the eighth-fastest as of 2022. She was multiple British national champion (mostly indoors). Meadows, along with other athletes such as Caster Semenya and Alysia Montano, has been noted in the press as one of a number of athletes who were repeatedly denied major international medals by doping competitors, particularly from Russia.

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