Amy Harris (English athlete)
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Amy Melissa Harris is an English long jump
er.
Harris won the long jump gold medal
at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games
in Bendigo, Victoria
with a jump of 6.19 metres (20.3 ft) and silver
at the 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships
in Kaunas, Lithuania with a personal best jump of 6.35 metres (20.8 ft).
She is holder of the England Athletics Championship outdoors under-20 women's long jump record since 2006, with a jump of 6.4 metres (21 ft) made while she was competing for Birchfield Harriers
athletics club.
Harris started a course at Florida State University
in 2008 and has since then competed both for the Florida State Seminoles
and Birchfield Harriers. In 2010 she won silver at the UK championships and gold at the England championships.
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
er.
Harris won the long jump gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games
2004 Commonwealth Youth Games
The 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games were held in Bendigo, Australia. They were the second Commonwealth Youth Games, which are held every four years.- Sports :Sports in this games:*Athletics,*Badminton,*Bowls,*Boxing,*Cycling,*Gymnastics,*Rugby 7's,...
in Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo, Victoria
Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...
with a jump of 6.19 metres (20.3 ft) and silver
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
at the 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships
2005 European Athletics Junior Championships
The 2005 European Athletics Junior Championships is the 2005 version of the European Athletics Junior Championships. It was held in Kaunas, Lithuania.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Notes and references:*...
in Kaunas, Lithuania with a personal best jump of 6.35 metres (20.8 ft).
She is holder of the England Athletics Championship outdoors under-20 women's long jump record since 2006, with a jump of 6.4 metres (21 ft) made while she was competing for Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers is an athletics club, founded in 1877. Its home is at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium, England.Named after the Birchfield district of Birmingham, their previous home , at nearby Perry Barr, was Alexander Sports Ground. It still carries their badge, a running stag, rendered in...
athletics club.
Harris started a course at Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
in 2008 and has since then competed both for the Florida State Seminoles
Florida State Seminoles
The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a...
and Birchfield Harriers. In 2010 she won silver at the UK championships and gold at the England championships.