Michelle Griffith-Robinson
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Michelle Amanda Robinson (née Griffith) (born 6 October 1971) is a retired female English triple jumper who was born in Wembley, Greater London, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Griffith became the British triple jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1994 AAA Championships. She retained her title at the 1995 AAA Championships before finishing second to Ashia Hansen in 1996.
At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Griffith represented Great Britain in the triple jump event.
Griffith represented England in the triple jump event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before winning two more AAA titles in 1999 and 2000.
In 2004, Griffith won her fifth and last AAA title at the 2004 AAA Championships two years after representingd England for a second time in the triple jump at the Commonwealth Games, before appearing for a third time (under her married name, Robinson) during the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Her personal best jump was 14.08 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Sheffield.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Great Britain and England | |||||
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 7th | Triple jump | 12.39 m |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 14th | Triple jump | 13.10 m |
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 4th | Triple jump | 13.75 m |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 9th | Triple jump | 13.69 m | |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 10th | Triple jump | 13.55 m |
| Goodwill Games | St. Petersburg, Russia | 6th | Triple jump | 13.49 m | |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | Triple jump | 13.60 m | |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th | Triple jump | 13.59 m |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 22nd (q) | Triple jump | 12.36 m |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 18th (q) | Triple jump | 13.70 m | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 25th (q) | Triple jump | 13.67 m |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6th | Triple jump | 13.77 m |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 8th | Triple jump | 12.90 m |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 7th | Triple jump | 12.80 m |
External links
- at World Athletics
- at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)