Perri Shakes-Drayton
Perri Shakes - Drayton ( born December 21, 1988 in London) is a British sprinter who specializes in the 400 - meter hurdles.
Early career
At the Junior World Championships in 2006 in Beijing Shakes - Drayton finished in eighth place in the 400 - meter hurdles. The following year she won in Hengelo at the Junior European Championships in new British junior record of 56.46 s the silver medal. Participation in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing she missed, even though they had won the national selection competitions, because they could not meet the required qualification standard.
2009 won Shakes - Drayton the title in the 400 - meter hurdles at the European U23 Championships in Kaunas, increasing their personal best to 55.26 s at the World Championships in Berlin she reached the semifinal round, left there but as a seventh of its course.
International breakthrough
At the World Indoor Championships in 2010, she ran with the British 4 x 400 - meter relay team from fourth place. The final international breakthrough Shakes - Drayton at the European Championships 2010 in Barcelona. In a new personal best of 54.18 s she took the bronze medal in the 400 - meter hurdles. Another bronze medal she won in the 4 x 400 meters relay together with Nicola Sanders, Marilyn Okoro and Lee McConnell.
At the 2011 World Championships in Daegu Shakes - Drayton occupied with the British 4 x 400 - meter relay team to fourth place. In the 400 - meter hurdles she reached the semifinal round. In 2012 she was with the squadron World Indoor champion. At the Olympic Games in London, she reached the semifinals in singles and was with the Fifth Season.
In March 2013, it won the gold medal in the 400 - meter dash and the 4 x 400 -meter relay at the European Athletics Indoor Championships 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Bests
- 400 m: 51.26 seconds, June 10, 2012 in Bedford
- 400m hurdles: 53.77 seconds 13 July, 2012 in London