Jacinta Beecher

Jacinta Beecher (born 31 January 1998) is an Australian sprinter.^[1]

Jacinta Beecher

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event	200 metres
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  AUS Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 4 × 100 m relay

Beecher was a promising junior but the Queenslander suffered 4 years of injuries before posting a new personal best time over 200 metres of 23.28 in Canberra in 2021.^[2]

Beecher moved into the top 10 of all time Australian 200 metres runners when she ran a time of 22.70 in May 2022 in Shizuoka, Japan. With that time Beecher achieved the qualifying standard for the 2022 Commonwealth Games as well as the World Championships.^[3] Beecher was part of the Australian sprint relay team that finished third at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Whilst competing at the 2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres Beecher qualified from the heats for the semi-finals with a run of 23.22 behind Jenna Prandini and Favour Ofili.^[4]

References

1. "Jacinta BEECHER | Profile | World Athletics". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
2. "Back on track: Beecher runs personal best on injury return". The Canberra Times. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
3. "Jacinta Beecher". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
4. "OregonGoldRush | Jamaican women have easy time of 200 qualifications". Jamaica-gleaner.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.