Allison Curbishley

Allison Curbishley (born 3 June 1976) is a former British athlete from Stockton-on-Tees but who represented Scotland and specialised in the 400 metres. She competed at two Olympic Games.^[1]

Allison Curbishley

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	(1976-06-03) 3 June 1976 (age 48) Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Women's athletics
Event(s)	400 m, 4 x 400 m
Club	Edinburgh Woollen Mills
Medal record Representing  Scotland Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur 400 m Representing  Great Britain European Championships 1998 Budapest 4x400 m European U23 Championships 1997 Turku 400 m 1997 Turku 4x400 m World Student Games 1997 Catania 400 m 1997 Catania 4x400 m

Biography

Curbishley became involved in a play scheme in the summer holiday when she was ten years old and this sparked Curbishley's interest in sport. Although athletics was the sport she eventually chose she also reached county standard in netball and field hockey.^{[citation needed]}

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Curbishly represented Great Britain in the 4 x 400 metres relay event.^[2]

Curbishley finished third behind Phylis Smith in the 400 metres event at the 1996 AAA Championships.^[3] In 1998, she became the British 400 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1998 AAA Championships.^[4]

Shortly after becoming AA Champion Curbishley represented Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Curbishley represented Great Britain in both the 400 metres and relay events.^[2]

She graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences. During her career her knee was operated on six times, and the injury finally led to her retirement in 2003. She is now working in broadcasting for the BBC and her partner is fellow BBC commentator Steve Cram with whom she lives in Northumberland.^{[citation needed]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Scotland
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	24th (h)	400m hurdles	66.68
			8th	4 × 400 m relay	3:39.80
1997	World Student Games	Catania, Italy	1st	400 m	50.84
	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	1st	400m	50.85
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.81
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd	400 m	50.71
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	4 × 400 m	3:25.66