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The left hand photo above shows Tasha Danvers all smiles after she had
produced a superb performance to win the bronze medal in the women's 400m
Hurdles final at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Danvers, a silver
medalist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, ran a new PB time of 53.84
secs and what better time to produce a personal best performance than on
the biggest stage of all, the final of the Olympic Games.
The race
action pictures show the closing metres of the final, with Tasha on the
far left. Jamaica's Melanie Walker (two from left) won the gold medal in
a new Olympic record time of 52.64 secs and the USA's Sheena Tosta
(second right) the silver. The other athlete in shot is Ukraine's
Anastasiya Rabchenyuk who finished in 4th place.
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In June 2012 Natasha retired because of a series of injury problems.
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Women's 400m
Hurdles Final. 2008 Olympic Games
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| 1. Melanie WALKER |
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JAM |
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52.64 OR |
| 2. Sheena TOSTA |
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USA |
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53.70 |
| 3. Natasha DANVERS |
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GBR |
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53.84 |
| 4. Anastasiya RABCHENYUK |
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UKR |
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53.96 |
| 5. Anna JESIEN |
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POL |
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54.29 |
| 6. Ekaterina BIKERT |
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RUS |
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54.96 |
| 7. Zuzana HEJNOVA |
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CZE |
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54.97 |
| 8. Tiffany ROSS-WILLIAMS |
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USA |
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57.55 |
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Photos George Herringshaw. 28th.August 2008.誩
| They show Tasha during the heats of the women's 400m
Hurdles at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. She qualified for the
final, finishing in eighth place in a time of 54.94 secs. |
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Women's 400m Hurdles Final
2007 World Champs
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| 1. Jana RAWLINSON |
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AUS |
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53.31 |
| 2. Yuliya PECHONKINA |
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RUS |
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53.50 |
| 3. Anna JESIEN |
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POL |
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53.92 |
| 4. Nickiesha WILSON |
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JAM |
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54.10 |
| 5. Xiaoxiao HUANG |
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CHN |
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54.15 |
| 6. Yevgeniya ISAKOVA |
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RUS |
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54.50 |
| 7. Tiffany WILLIAMS |
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USA |
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54.63 |
| 8. Tasha DANVERS-SMITH |
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GBR |
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54.94 |
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Photo George Herringshaw. © 8th. July 2006.
Tasha is pictured above during the heats of the women's 400m Hurdles at the 2006 European
Championships in Gothenburg. She qualified for the final, finishing seventh in a time of 55.56.
Danvers-Smith had fared better at the Commonwealth Games earlier in the year,
winning the silver medal behind Australia's Jana Pittman.
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Women's 400m. Hurdles final
Commonwealth Games 2006
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| 1. Jana Pittman |
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AUS |
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53.82 |
| 2. Natasha Danvers-Smith |
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ENG |
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55.17 |
| 3. Lee McConnell |
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SCO |
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55.25 |
| 4. Nicola Sanders |
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ENG |
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55.32 |
| 5. Shevon Stoddart |
|
JAM |
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56.67 |
| 6. Khalid Norasheela Mohd |
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MAS |
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56.89 |
| 7. Sonia Brita |
|
AUS |
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57.23 |
| Androula Sialou |
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CYP |
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DSQ |
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Women's 400m. Hurdles Final
European Athletics Championships 2006
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| 1. Yevgeniya ISAKOVA |
|
RUS |
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53.93 |
| 2. Fani HALKIA |
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GRE |
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54.02 |
| 3. Tetyana TERESCHUK-ANTIPOVA |
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UKR |
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54.55 |
| 4. Claudia MARX |
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GER |
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54.99 |
| 5. Natalya VANOVA |
|
RUS |
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55.04 |
| 6. Anna JESIEN |
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POL |
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55.16 |
| 7. Natasha DANVERS-SMITH |
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GBR |
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55.56 |
| 8. Anastasiya RABCHENYUK |
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UKR |
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55.74 |
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ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2010 56.44 Reims 30 JUN
2009 55.19 New York City, NY 30 MAY
2008 53.84 Beijing 20 AUG
2007 54.08 Osaka 28 AUG
2006 54.82 Birmingham 19 AUG
2005 57.47 London 22 JUL
2003 54.02 Roma 11 JUL
2002 55.68 Annecy 22 JUN
2001 54.94 Beijing 31 AUG
2000 54.95 Sydney 25 SEP
1999 55.75 Palma de Mallorca 10 JUL
1999 55.75 Tempe, AZ 22 MAY
1998 55.69 Gateshead 19 JUL
PERSONAL BEST TIMES.
400 Metres 52.89 Los Angeles 12 APR 2008
800 Metres 2:06.46 Irvine, CA 04 MAY 2008
100 MH 12.96 Palo Alto, CA 07 JUN 2003
400 MH 53.84 Beijing 20 AUG 2008