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Nationality
  
British

Name
  
Kirsten McAslan

Coached by
  
Trevor Painter

Sport
  
Track and field

Country
  
Great Britain


Kirsten McAslan Kirsten McAslan Scottish Athletics

Born
  
1 September 1993 (age 30) (
1993-09-01
)
Manchester, Great Britain

Club
  
Sale Harriers Manchester

Events
  
400 metres, 4 × 400 metres relay

Similar People
  
Laura Maddox, Seren Bundy‑Davies, Laura Muir

Profiles

Kirsten mcaslan snatches 400m gold at british championships


Kirsten McAslan (born 1 September 1993) is a British sprinter. She competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China. Her best in the 400 m sprint is 52.13s.

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Personal

Kirsten McAslan Laura Maddox and Kirsten McAslan Photos Sainsbury39s

She is the daughter of former Scottish athletes Ewan McAslan and Fiona Hargreaves. Her father was twice the British Universities triple jump champion. Her mother ran for Scotland at the 1986 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games and was also once the British Student 400m Champion. Kirsten McAslan was the champion of the British Universities and Colleges(BUCS) Championships in 2013. She is also a graduate of Biochemistry from the University of Bath.

Career

Kirsten McAslan Success runs in the family genes for Kirsten McAslan

As a junior, McAslan represented Great Britain at the 2011 European Junior Championships. She finished fourth in her heat. She later anchored the junior quartet to a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay three days later.

Kirsten McAslan Kirsten McAslan Photos European Athletics Indoor

In 2014, she ran for Scotland in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2015 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The Scottish team placed fourth in their heat and did not make it to the final of the event.

In 2015, McAslan became the British indoor 400 m champion. She ran the anchor leg for Great Britain in the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2015 European U23 Championships. The team consisting of Seren Bundy-Davies, Zoey Clark, Victoria Ohuruogu and McAslan won the gold medal in a national U23 record. McAslan also anchored the British 4 × 400 m quartet that won the silver medal at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague.

On 4 January 2015, McAslan ran the fastest 600 m by a Scottish athlete in a time of 1:26.22. This was a world lead and personal best for the young athlete. McAslan's time beat the mark of Linsey MacDonald, who ran 1:27.4 in December 1981.

References

Kirsten McAslan Wikipedia


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