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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 200 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Jacinta Beecher (born 31 January 1998) is an Australian sprinter.
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.
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. 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.
References
- "Jacinta BEECHER | Profile | World Athletics". Worldathletics.org. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- "Back on track: Beecher runs personal best on injury return". The Canberra Times. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- "Jacinta Beecher". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- "OregonGoldRush | Jamaican women have easy time of 200 qualifications". Jamaica-gleaner.com. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.