Michelle Griffith-Robinson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 6 October 1971 Wembley, Greater London, England |
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | triple jump |
| Club | Windsor, Slough & Eton AC |
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.[1]
Biography
Griffith became the British triple jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1994 AAA Championships.[2] She retained her title at the 1995 AAA Championships before finishing second to Ashia Hansen in 1996.[3]
At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Griffith represented Great Britain in the triple jump event.[4]
Griffith represented England in the triple jump event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[5][6] before winning two more AAA titles in 1999[7] and 2000.[8]
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.[9]
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 |
References
- ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Classy Crampton hits the jackpot". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 13 June 1994. Retrieved 31 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Weekend results". The Scotsman. 14 August 2000. Retrieved 4 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
- Michelle Griffith-Robinson at World Athletics
- Michelle Griffith at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
