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Linda Keough was born on 28 December, 1963 in Hackney, London, is a British sprinter. Discover Linda Keough'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 60 years old?
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28 December 1963 |
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28 December |
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Hackney, London |
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United Kingdom
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Linda Keough Height, Weight & Measurements
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Linda Keough Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Linda Keough worth at the age of 60 years old? Linda Keough’s income source is mostly from being a successful sprinter. She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Linda Keough's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Linda Staines (née Keough, born 28 December 1963) is a female former British track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
In 1980, as a 16-year-old, she ran 53.7 secs for the 400 metres.
In 1985, Keough improved her PB to 52.49 at the European Cup in Moscow.
This time ranked her second in the UK for that year, behind Kathy Cook.
In 1986, she won a silver medal representing England at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, in the 4x400 metres relay, along with Jane Parry, Angela Piggford and Cook.
She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul in both the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1993 World Championships.
In 1988, Keough emerged as the UK's top ranked female 400 m runner.
In June, she won the UK National Championships title in 52.25, before improving her personal best to 51.65 in winning the AAA Championships title, earning Olympic selection.
At the Seoul Games, she reached the quarter-finals of the 400 metres, running 51.91 and reached the final of the 4 × 400 m relay, where along with Jennifer Stoute, Angela Piggford and Sally Gunnell, she finished sixth.
Keough had one of the best seasons of her career in 1989.
She retained her UK title, winning in 52.37.
Then at the European Cup in Gateshead, she ran 51.66, to finish second behind East Germany's Grit Breuer and ahead of that years World Indoor Champion, Helga Arendt of West Germany.
In retaining the AAAs 400 m title, she improved her PB to 51.09.
She also earned selection for the IAAF World Cup in Barcelona, as a member of Europe's 4 x 400 metres relay squad.
The American magazine Track & Field News ranked her in the top ten of their world merit rankings in the 400 metres, at #7.
She also won four medals at the Commonwealth Games, including an individual silver medal in the 400 metres in 1990 and two relay gold medals.
Keough was born in Hackney, London, England and was a member of the Basingstoke & Mid Hants Athletic Club.
Representing England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland in January, Keough won two medals.
In the 400 metres she won a silver medal in 51.63, behind Nigeria'a Fatima Yusuf and ahead of another Nigerian Charity Opara.
Later in 1990, she ran 51.22 to finish fifth in the 400 metres final at the European Championships in Split.
Then along with Stoute, Pat Beckford and Gunnell, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, running a fine anchor leg in 50.1.
Keough reached her peak in 1991.
At the World Championships in Tokyo, she reached the semi-finals, where she ran a lifetime best of 50.98.
She then went on to run a 49.7 split, in anchoring the British relay team to fourth place.
Keough missed the 1992 season due to injury.
In 1993, she returned, and spent most of the year concentrating on the 800 metres.
She finished second to Kelly Holmes at both the UK Championships and AAAs Championships.
She achieved her best, with 2:01.82 at the Cologne Grand Prix.
At the World Championships in Stuttgart, she was a late replacement for Phylis Smith in the individual 400 metres and reached the semi-finals.
Then in the 4 × 400 m relay, she won a bronze medal, along with Smith, Tracy Goddard and Sally Gunnell.
In 1994, Keough won another Commonwealth Games gold medal, representing England in the 4 × 400 m relay.
The original winners, Australia, were disqualified.
Her teammates were Phylis Smith, Tracy Joseph (Goddard) and Sally Gunnell.
Representing Great Britain, she was a member of the 4 × 400 m relay squad that won at the IAAF World Cup in London, along with Smith, Melanie Neef and Gunnell.
In 1996, now competing as Linda Staines, she reached the 400 metres final at the UK Olympic trials in Birmingham but failed to earn selection for Atlanta.
In 2005, she set a UK masters record (age 40+) in the 400 metres with 54.81.
In 2006, she ran a UK masters record of 2:06.86 for 800 metres.
Both records (as of 2014) still stand.
