Joey Duck
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Jacqueline "Joey" Duck, . is a British athletics runner specialising in 60m, 100m and 200m and occasionally competes in the 400m.
She competes for Milton Keynes
and Brunel University
.
Her superb form that year led to a nomination for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award where she was narrowly beaten by swimmer Kate Haywood
.
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She competes for Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
and Brunel University
Brunel University
Brunel University is a public research university located in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom. The university is named after the Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel....
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Early years
At 14 Joey was ranked number one in Europe in her age group at 200m and number one in the UK for 100m, After a successful August 2003 where she recorded 11.79 for the 100m, placing her second on the UK all-time under-15 list.Her superb form that year led to a nomination for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year award where she was narrowly beaten by swimmer Kate Haywood
Kate Haywood
Kate Emma Haywood is an English swimmer. She was the youngest swimmer to represent England in the Commonwealth Games when she qualified for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she won a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay...
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Future career
Her recent success has let to her to be touted as a home medal hope for the 2012 Summer Olympics2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
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Personal bests
| Event | PB | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 60m | 7.43 | BUCS Championships (2009) |
| 100m | 11.60 | BUCS Championships (2009) |
| 200m | 23.46 | UK Women's League Division 2 (2008) |