Michelle Seymour

Michelle Karen Seymour (born 21 December 1965) is a former New Zealand sprinter who represented her country at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Seymour held the New Zealand national record for the women's 100 metres between 1993 and 2021.

In 1993, Seymour was named Māori Sportswoman of the Year.[1] In 2018, she was inducted into the Paraparaumu College Hall of Fame.

Personal bests
DistanceTimePlaceDateRelay team
100 m11.32Melbourne25 February 1993
200 m23.58PortlandAugust 1994
400 m53.66WellingtonMarch 1993
4 × 100 m Relay43.36London11 September 1994M Dunstan, C Freeman, M Gainsford, M Seymour

New Zealand national titles
DistanceYear (time)
100 m1991 (12.01), 1992 (11.73), 1993 (11.58), 1994 (11.42)
200 m1991 (23.85), 1992 (24.09), 1993 (23.90), 1994 (23.68)
400 m1993 (53.66)

New Zealand secondary school titles
DistanceYear
100 m1981
200 m1981

Representation
YearCompetitionPlaceEventRepresentation
1989World CupBarcelona4 × 100 m relay squadOceania
1990Commonwealth GamesAuckland100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relayNew Zealand[2]
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo100 mNew Zealand
1992World CupHavana4 × 100 m relayOceania
1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart100 mNew Zealand
1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, BC100m, 200mNew Zealand[2]
1994World CupLondon4 × 100 m Relay (3rd), 100 m reserveOceania

References
  1. "1993 Māori Sports Awards". Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. "Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website". Retrieved 1 June 2019.


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