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 Melissa Breen 

Melissa Breen
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Melissa competed in the women's 4x100m relay at the 2011 IAAF world championships

Date of Birth:
17.09.1990
Discipline:
Sprints
Occupation:
Student
Height:
N/A
Weight:
N/A
State:
ACT
Coach:
Matt Beckenham
Previous Coaches:
N/A
Scholarship:
ACTAS
Club:
Woden Harriers
Place of Birth/Residence:
Canberra, ACT
Marital Status
Single
Flame Team Number
57
Joined Flame Team On
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Twitter Account
@Melissa_Breen
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Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
100 metres:
2008 – 1st (U18), 1st (U20), 2009 – 2nd, 2010 – 1st, 2011 – 2nd (11.67), 2012 - 1st
200 metres: 2007 – 1st (U18), 2008 – 3rd (U20), 2009 – 2nd (1st Australian), 2012 - 1st

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
World Junior Championships:
2008 [Bydgoszcz, POL] – 100m 3rd SF 10th overall (11.70)
World University Games:
2009 [Belgrade, SRB] – 100m 8th (11.72), 200m 4th SF 14th overall (24.12)
Commonwealth Games:
2010 [New Delhi, IND] – 100m 5th SF 14th overall (11.78)
Continental Cup:
2010 [Split, CRO] – 100m 8th (11.58)
World Championships:
2011 [Daegu, KOR] - 4x100m Ht 2 4th (43.79)

EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS
100 metres:
11.30 – Hiroshima, 29/04/2012
200 metres: 23.51- Sydney, 28/02/2009


Honours

2 x national 100m champion (2010, 2012)
2 x national 200m champion (2009, 2012)


Interesting Facts

Melissa has her own blog and website at www.melbreen.com. Her favourite movie is theHangover and if you see her with headphones on at the warm-up track she’s probably listening to Neyo featuring Pitbull.

Melissa is also a qualified Level 2 sprints and relays coach.