Beth Dobbin

Beth Dobbin
Dobbin in 2018
Personal information
Full nameBethany Mae Dobbin
Born (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 30)
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Sport
Country Great Britain
 Scotland
SportWomen's athletics
Event(s)200 m, 4 x 100 m, 4 x 400 m
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 4x400 m
Representing  Great Britain
Athletics World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 London 200 m

Bethany Mae Dobbin (born 7 June 1994 in Doncaster)[1] is a British sprinter who competes mainly in the 200 metres. She is the Scottish record holder for the 200 metres with a time of 22.50 secs. She represented Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Career

Dobbin's season best for the 200 metres in 2016 was 23.94 secs at Loughbrough in June. In 2017, she improved her best to 23.31 secs in her heat at the British Championships in July, going on to finish sixth in the final in 23.42.

Dobbin broke the Scottish 200m record four times in June/July 2018. Sandra Whittaker's previous record of 22.98 secs had stood since 1984. Dobbin ran 22.84 at Eton on 2 June, 22.83 at the Diamond League in Stockholm on 10 June, then improved the record twice more at the British Championships in Birmingham on 1 July, running 22.75 in her heat, before winning the final in 22.59.[2] Her other best times include 11.64 secs for the 100 metres (2018) and 53.21 secs for the 400 metres (2018 indoors).

On 15 July 2018, Dobbin finished third in the 200 metres at the Athletics World Cup in London in 22.95 secs. She competed a month later at the European Championships in Berlin, and finished second in her 200 metres semi-final in 22.84 secs on 10 August, to automatically qualify for the following days final, where she finished seventh in a time of 22.93 secs.[3]

On 20 July 2019, Dobbin finished third in the 200 metres at the Müller Anniversary Games in London in a new personal best of 22.50 secs, improving her own Scottish Record by 0.09 secs.[4]

Dobbin was selected to run in the women's 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She qualified from her heat but was eliminated in the semi-final in a time of 22.78 secs.[5]

Dobbin was part of the British 4 x 100 metres quartet than ran a world leading time and set a new meeting record at the British Grand Prix of 42.29 seconds in May 2022.[6]

Personal life

She is the daughter of former Celtic, Grimsby Town, Barnsley and Doncaster Rovers footballer Jim Dobbin.[7]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Scotland
2018 World Cup London, United Kingdom 3rd 200 m 22.95
European Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 200 m 22.93
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (sf) 200 m 23.11
2021 European Team Championships Chorzow, Poland 1st 200 m 22.78
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 15th (sf) 200 m 22.85
Diamond League Final Brussels, Belgium 6th 200 m 22.88
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 24th (h) 200 m 23.04
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 8th 200 m 23.40
3rd 4 x 400 m 3:30.15
European Championships Munich, Germany – 200 m DQ
Diamond League Final Zürich, Switzerland 8th 200 m 23.83

Domestic medal record

References

  1. ^ "Beth Dobbin". European Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Beth Dobbin". Power of 10. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. ^ "ASHER-SMITH MAKES HISTORY TO SECURE DOUBLE EUROPEAN GOLD AND SMASH BRITISH RECORD". British Athletics. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ^ Stadium, Paul MacInnes at London (20 July 2019). "Laura Muir cruises to 1500m victory at Anniversary Games". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Doncaster's Beth Dobbin finishes fifth in 200m semi-finals at Tokyo Olympics". Doncaster Free Press. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  6. ^ Jess Whittington (21 May 2022). "Ceh and Mihambo fabulous in the field in Birmingham". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. ^ "British 200m Champion talks seizures, PTSD and Olympic dreams". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.