Michelle Griffith-Robinson

Michelle Amanda Robinson (née Griffith) (born 6 October 1971 in Wembley, Greater London) is a female retired English triple jumper.

Michelle Robinson (née Griffith)
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1971-10-06) 6 October 1971
Wembley, Greater London
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubWindsor
Slough & Eton AC

Athletics career

She represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics [1] and England in the triple jump event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3] Four years later she represented England for a second time in the triple jump at the Commonwealth Games before appearing for a third time (under her married name) during the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[4]

Her personal best jump was 14.08 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Sheffield. In Great Britain, and England, only Ashia Hansen has jumped farther.[5]

Personal life

Griffith also helped open Preston manor's new sports hall in Wembley.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

References
  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Women) - GBR Athletics
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