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Katharine Merry was born on 21 September, 1974 in Dunchurch, Warwickshire, is an English sprinter. Discover Katharine Merry's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?

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Age 49 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 21 September 1974
Birthday 21 September
Birthplace Dunchurch, Warwickshire
Nationality United Kingdom

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1974

Katharine Merry (born 21 September 1974) is an English former sprinter.

1980

Her specialist subject was Aston Villa F.C. 1980–1990.

1996

She also represented Great Britain at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and won the 200 metres at the 1993 European Junior Championships.

Born in Dunchurch, Warwickshire, Merry had a career that spanned 20 years.

A member of the Birchfield Harriers athletics club, at the age of 12 she topped the UK Under 13 rankings in seven different events.

She was the fastest girl in the world aged 14 years, and started her international GB career aged just 13, staying on the junior team for a record six years, winning five Junior Championships and a total of six medals.

She became a successful senior athlete with her Olympic medal in Sydney in the "Race of the Games", achieving bronze behind the Australian favourite, Cathy Freeman, in front of 112,000 people at Stadium Australia.

The following year she became World number One.

She was coached by fellow Olympic medallist Linford Christie in his Cardiff-based training squad, which included fellow Olympic medallist Darren Campbell.

She is also with Christie's sports agency, Nuff Respect.

Merry still holds various UK age-record bests, including U/13 high jump and several sprints, as well as the Senior UK Indoor 200 m record of 22.83 secs.

She also holds World age-records, including 7.35 secs for 60 m indoors, when aged 14.

She is third-fastest on the UK All Time 400 m list with a time of 49.59 seconds.

2000

She achieved the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was the fastest woman in the world over 400 m in 2001, with her career best of 49.59 seconds.

It had prevented her from resuming proper training, meaning she could not get back to her year 2000 form.

2001

She had been affected by the injury since 2001 and was struggling to get it fully healed.

Despite that, she still ended the 2001 season as the world's fastest female 400 m runner.

Merry now works freelance in the media on radio and TV.

2005

After suffering from a bone spur growth on her right heel bone, and two operations, Merry announced her official retirement from athletics in July 2005.

2010

Merry appeared on the BBC One gameshow All New Celebrity Total Wipeout on 25 September 2010, where she struck up a rivalry with John Regis, the man who, in her words, "ate all the pies".

She "ran" the qualifier in 2:16, beating Regis by 50 seconds, and then beating him again in the next two rounds, but losing finally in the Wipeout Zone, finishing third behind Regis and eventual winner DJ JK.

She won overall, 3 events to 1.

She is a regular on BBC One's A Question of Sport and BBC Radio 5 Live's Fighting Talk.

2011

Their son was born in February 2011 and their daughter in March 2014.

The family lives in Birmingham.

She is a supporter of Aston Villa football club.

2012

She worked for the BBC at the Olympics in Beijing and London and was the sole field event commentator for the Channel 4 coverage of the Paralympic Games in 2012.

2013

In December 2013, Merry came third out of four contestants on Celebrity Mastermind on BBC One.

2014

At the inaugural Invictus Games in 2014, Merry did live trackside interviews.

She has also worked for Sky TV, Eurosport and Channel Five.

A multi-Tasker, Merry now commentates, presents and hosts sporting events around the world.

Merry married her partner Leon Daniels, a recruitment consultant, in September 2014.

2018

Merry was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018.

2020

At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Merry became the first female in-stadium announcer at an Olympic Games.

In January 2024, Merry was named by Aston Villa as a member of the Honorary Anniversary Board ahead of the club's 150th anniversary season.

Merry was based in Cardiff while training with Linford Christie, before moving to Bristol after retirement.