Lana Stephanie "Stephi" Douglas (born 22 January 1969) is an English retired athlete who specialised in sprinting events[2] and represented Great Britain at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics[3]

Stephi Douglas
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1969-01-22) 22 January 1969 (age 57)
Manchester, England
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
Sprints
ClubSale Harriers

Biography

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Douglas represented England and won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[4][5] Shortly afterwards she became the British 100 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1990 AAA Championships.[6] In 1991 Douglas won the 200 metres AAA title.[7]

At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, she represented Great Britain in the 100 metres event[8] and represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, winning a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay event.[9][10][11]

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, she represented Great Britain again in the 100 metres.[8] The same year she won another 100 metres AAA title at the 1996 AAA Championships.[12]

Competition record

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 5th 100 m 11.73
11th (h) 100 m hurdles 14.28
5th 4 × 100 m relay 45.87
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 10th (sf) 100 m 11.79
5th 4 × 100 m relay 44.91
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 4th 100 m 11.39
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.15
European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 60 m 7.32
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 8th 100 m 11.46
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.32
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 12th (sf) 60 m 7.32
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 23rd (qf) 100 m 11.58
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.43
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 30th (qf) 100 m 11.77
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 12th (sf) 100 m 11.60
5th 4 × 100 m relay 43.63
Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 8th 100 m 11.48
10th (sf) 200 m 23.67
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.46
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 12th (sf) 60 m 7.30
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 40th (h) 100 m 11.67
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 26th (qf) 100 m 11.75

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

Personal life

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Stephi has one daughter named Jorja who is a member of the girl group FLO. The two appeared on Series 2 of Got What It Takes?, winning the competition and earning a chance to perform on the Main Stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.

Douglas is also a fan of English football side Manchester City.[13]

References

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  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Stephi Douglas at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  6. "Results". Wales on Sunday. 5 August 1990. Retrieved 29 March 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  9. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  10. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  11. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  12. "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  13. Stephanie Douglas. "Having the best birthday ever. Thank you to my angel, @JorjaDouglas for organising my dream 💖 and thank you @ManCity for your hospitality 💙👍🏾 #3points". twitter.com.