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'''Melissa Breen''' (born 17 September 1990) is an [[Australia]]n [[100 metres]] and [[200 metres]] [[Running|runner]]. Breen broke the [[Australian records in athletics|Australian record]] for the women's 100 m [[Sprint (running)|sprint]], when she clocked 11.11 seconds at the ACT Championships, held on 9 Feb 2014 at the Australian Institute of Sport track in [[Canberra]] under ideal conditions with a 1.9 mps following wind, warm conditions and 600+ metres elevation. This broke a record previously held by [[Melinda Gainsford-Taylor]], which had stood for more than 20 years.


'''Melissa Breen''' (born 17 September 1990) is an Australian [[100 metres]] and [[200 metres]] [[Running|runner]]. Breen broke the [[Australian records in athletics|Australian record]] for the women's 100 m [[Sprint (running)|sprint]], when she clocked 11.11 seconds at the ACT Championships, held on 9 Feb 2014 at the Australian Institute of Sport track in [[Canberra]] under ideal conditions with a 1.9 mps following wind, warm conditions and 600+ metres elevation. This broke a record previously held by [[Melinda Gainsford-Taylor]], which had stood for more than 20 years.
Breen was selected to represent Australia at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in the 100 m event. She has won the Australian national championships in the 100 m event in 2010 and 2012. She won the 200 m event at the national championships in 2009 and 2012. She represented Australia at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in the 100 m event, finishing fifth in the semi-finals.


Breen was selected to represent Australia at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in the 100 m event. She has won the Australian national championships in the 100 m event in 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. She won the 200 m event at the national championships in 2009 and 2012. She represented Australia at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in the 100 m event, finishing fifth in the semi-finals. She was also selected in the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in Glasgow, UK, and the subsequent [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] on the Gold Coast, Australia.
==Personal==

Breen was born on born 17 September 1990 in the [[Australian Capital Territory]].<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics>{{cite web|url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/melissa-breen |title=London 2012 - Melissa Breen |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |date=1990-09-17 |accessdate=2012-07-03}}</ref><ref name=actathletics>{{cite web|url=http://www.athleticsact.org.au/melissa-breen|publisher=ACT Athletics|title=Melissa Breen|location=Canberra|year=2012|accessdate=2012-07-03}}</ref> She attended Saint Anthony's Parish School in [[Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory|Wanniassa]] before going to [[St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra]] for high school. She had tertiary training at the [[Australian Vocational Training Academy]] from 2009 to 2010, where she earned two certificates.<ref name=australianolympics/> Amongst the certificates she holds are ones in a Certificate III in Fitness, Certificate IV in Fitness, First Aid Certificate, Level 3 Athletics Coach Event Group&nbsp;– Sprints and Relays, and Level One Strength and Conditioning.<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics/> These qualifications enable her to coach athletics.<ref name=ausathletics/> She uses Twitter<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=bodenpartner/> and writes a blog.<ref name=ausathletics/> {{As of|2012}}, she lives in Canberra.<ref name=ausathletics>{{cite web|url=http://www.athletics.com.au/fanzone/athleteprofiles/melissa_breen |title=Athletics Australia - Breen, Melissa |publisher=Athletics Australia |date= |accessdate=2012-07-03}}</ref><ref name=australianolympics/><ref name=fromcanberra>{{cite web|last=Hurst |first=Mike |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/london-olympics/melissa-breen-picked-for-london-on-potential/story-fn9dirj0-1226394807002 |title=Melissa Breen picked for London 'on potential' |publisher=Daily Telegraph |date=2012-06-14 |accessdate=2012-07-03}}</ref>
==Early life==
Breen was born on 17 September 1990 in the [[Australian Capital Territory]].<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics>{{cite web |url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/melissa-breen |title=London 2012 - Melissa Breen |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |date=1990-09-17 |access-date=2012-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704092707/http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/melissa-breen |archive-date=4 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=actathletics>{{cite web |url=http://www.athleticsact.org.au/melissa-breen |publisher=ACT Athletics |title=Melissa Breen |location=Canberra |year=2012 |access-date=2012-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616102926/http://www.athleticsact.org.au/melissa-breen |archive-date=2012-06-16}}</ref> She attended Saint Anthony's Parish School in [[Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory|Wanniassa]] before going to [[St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra]] for high school. She had tertiary training at the [[Australian Vocational Training Academy]] from 2009 to 2010, where she earned two certificates.<ref name=australianolympics/> Amongst the certificates she holds are ones in a Certificate III in Fitness, Certificate IV in Fitness, First Aid Certificate, Level 3 Athletics Coach Event Group&nbsp;– Sprints and Relays, and Level One Strength and Conditioning.<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics/> These qualifications enable her to coach athletics.<ref name=ausathletics/> She uses Twitter<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=bodenpartner/> and writes a blog.<ref name=ausathletics/> {{As of|2012}}, she lives in Canberra.<ref name=ausathletics>{{cite web |url=http://www.athletics.com.au/fanzone/athleteprofiles/melissa_breen |title=Athletics Australia - Breen, Melissa |publisher=Athletics Australia |access-date=2012-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111218231618/http://www.athletics.com.au/fanzone/athleteprofiles/melissa_breen |archive-date=2011-12-18}}</ref><ref name=australianolympics/><ref name=fromcanberra>{{cite web |last=Hurst |first=Mike |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/london-olympics/melissa-breen-picked-for-london-on-potential/story-fn9dirj0-1226394807002 |title=Melissa Breen picked for London 'on potential' |publisher=Daily Telegraph |date=2012-06-14 |access-date=2012-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614022534/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/london-olympics/melissa-breen-picked-for-london-on-potential/story-fn9dirj0-1226394807002 |archive-date=14 June 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>


Breen is {{convert|173|cm}} tall and weighs {{convert|65|kg}}.<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics/>
Breen is {{convert|173|cm}} tall and weighs {{convert|65|kg}}.<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics/>


==Athletics==
==Athletics career==
Breen is a 100 m and 200 m athletics specialist.<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics/> She is a member of the Woden Harriers athletics club.<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics/> Her training partner is [[Lauren Boden]].<ref name=actathletics/><ref name=bodenpartner>{{cite web|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/boden-and-breen-in-fast-lane-20120702-21dib.html |title=Boden and Breen in fast lane |publisher=Canberra Times |date= |accessdate=2012-07-03}}</ref> She bases her Australian training in Canberra and her European training in [[Cologne]], [[Germany]].<ref name=australianolympics/> She is coached by [[Matt Beckenham]].<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics/><ref name=fromcanberra/> She was previously coached by [[Rob Wozniak]] from 2003 to 2006.<ref name=ausathletics/> She has been an [[ACT Academy of Sport]] scholarship holder. Her personal best time in the 100 m event is 11.11 seconds set on 9 February 2014 in [[Canberra]]. Her personal best time in the 200 m event is 23.12 seconds, set on 9 March 2013 in [[Sydney]].
Breen is a 100 m and 200 m athletics specialist.<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics/> She is a member of the Woden Harriers athletics club.<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics/> Her training partner is [[Lauren Boden]].<ref name=actathletics/><ref name=bodenpartner>{{cite web |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/boden-and-breen-in-fast-lane-20120702-21dib.html |title=Boden and Breen in fast lane |publisher=Canberra Times |access-date=2012-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708084133/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/boden-and-breen-in-fast-lane-20120702-21dib.html |archive-date=8 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> She bases her Australian training in Canberra and her European training in [[Cologne]], [[Germany]].<ref name=australianolympics/> She is coached by [[Matt Beckenham]].<ref name=ausathletics/><ref name=australianolympics/><ref name=fromcanberra/> She was previously coached by [[Rob Wozniak]] from 2003 to 2006.<ref name=ausathletics/> She has been an [[ACT Academy of Sport]] scholarship holder. Her personal best time in the 100 m event is 11.11 seconds set on 9 February 2014 in [[Canberra]]. Her personal best time in the 200 m event is 23.12 seconds, set on 9 March 2013 in [[Sydney]].


Breen has won the Australian national championships in the 100 m event in 2010 and 2012. She won the 200 m event at the national championships in 2009 and 2012.<ref name=ausathletics/> In the under 18 age group, she won the 100 m event in 2008 and the 200 m event in 2007. She finished third in the under 20 age in the 200 m event and first in the 100 m event in 2008.<ref name=ausathletics/> She competed at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], finishing fifth in the 100 m semifinal.<ref name=australianolympics/> She competed in the 100 m and 200 m events at a meet in the last weekend of June 2012 in [[Dormagen]], Germany, winning the 100 m with a time of 11.38 seconds and the 200 m with a time of 23.73s.<ref name=bodenpartner/> Her 100 m time was a personal best for the event at a competition in Europe.<ref name=bodenpartner/> At the German competition, she had an opportunity to qualify for the Olympics in the [[4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]], but she and Australia's other runners did not make the top 16.<ref name=bodenpartner/><ref name=chosen2012/>
Breen has won the Australian national championships in the 100 m event in 2010 and 2012. She won the 200 m event at the national championships in 2009 and 2012.<ref name=ausathletics/> In the under 18 age group, she won the 100 m event in 2008 and the 200 m event in 2007. She finished third in the under 20 age in the 200 m event and first in the 100 m event in 2008.<ref name=ausathletics/> She competed at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], finishing fifth in the 100 m semifinal.<ref name=australianolympics/> She competed in the 100 m and 200 m events at a meet in the last weekend of June 2012 in [[Dormagen]], Germany, winning the 100 m with a time of 11.38 seconds and the 200 m with a time of 23.73s.<ref name=bodenpartner/> Her 100 m time was a personal best for the event at a competition in Europe.<ref name=bodenpartner/> At the German competition, she had an opportunity to qualify for the Olympics in the [[4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]], but she and Australia's other runners did not make the top 16.<ref name=bodenpartner/><ref name=chosen2012/>


===2012 Olympics===
===2012 Olympics===
Breen was one of fifty-four track and field competitors chosen to represent Australia at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=chosen2012>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympics-2012/breen-gets-olympic-nod-20120613-209qe.html |title=Breen gets Olympic nod |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date=2012-06-13 |accessdate=2012-07-03}}</ref> She was chosen by [[Athletics Australia]], despite not having run an Olympic A qualifying time in her event,<ref name=chosen2012/> after having run the 100 m event 27 times in 2012 without Olympic A qualifying time and coming within 0.02 seconds of setting a time.<ref name=fromcanberra/> The chairman of Athletics Australia justified her selection, saying "In the case of Melissa Breen, at our final selection meeting, like all eligible athletes, we took into account her season’s results and progression over the qualifying period. With multiple personal bests, an improved level of consistency in her performances and the fact that she is an emerging athlete in our sport, the selectors chose to identify her for nomination to the AOC."<ref name=chosen2012/> Breen was the only athletics competitor in Australia who was nominated, who had not set an Olympic A qualifying time.<ref name=setime>{{cite web|last=Walshaw |first=Nick |url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/london-olympics/melissa-breen-a-model-performer-with-speed-to-burn/story-fndpu6dv-1226431321914 |title=Melissa Breen - A model performer with speed to burn |publisher=News.com.au |date=2012-07-21 |accessdate=2012-07-31}}</ref> She placed third from last in [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres#Heat 6|her first round heat in the 100 metres]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Athletics at the 2012 London Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Round One Heat Six|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/ATH/womens-100-metres-round-one.html#results302101::none|website=Sports-Reference.com|accessdate=25 November 2014}}</ref>
Breen was one of fifty-four track and field competitors chosen to represent Australia at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=chosen2012>{{cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympics-2012/breen-gets-olympic-nod-20120613-209qe.html |title=Breen gets Olympic nod |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date=2012-06-13 |access-date=2012-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925003612/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/olympics-2012/breen-gets-olympic-nod-20120613-209qe.html |archive-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> She was chosen by [[Athletics Australia]], despite not having run an Olympic A qualifying time in her event,<ref name=chosen2012/> after having run the 100 m event 27 times in 2012 without Olympic A qualifying time and coming within 0.02 seconds of setting a time.<ref name=fromcanberra/> The chairman of Athletics Australia justified her selection, saying "In the case of Melissa Breen, at our final selection meeting, like all eligible athletes, we took into account her season’s results and progression over the qualifying period. With multiple personal bests, an improved level of consistency in her performances and the fact that she is an emerging athlete in our sport, the selectors chose to identify her for nomination to the AOC."<ref name=chosen2012/> Breen was the only athletics competitor in Australia who was nominated who had not set an Olympic A qualifying time.<ref name=setime>{{cite web |last=Walshaw |first=Nick |url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/london-olympics/melissa-breen-a-model-performer-with-speed-to-burn/story-fndpu6dv-1226431321914 |title=Melissa Breen - A model performer with speed to burn |publisher=News.com.au |date=2012-07-21 |access-date=2012-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725215434/http://www.news.com.au/sport/london-olympics/melissa-breen-a-model-performer-with-speed-to-burn/story-fndpu6dv-1226431321914 |archive-date=25 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> She placed third from last in [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres#Heat 6|her first round heat in the 100 metres]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Athletics at the 2012 London Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Round One Heat Six |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/ATH/womens-100-metres-round-one.html#results302101::none |website=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=25 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412005130/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2012/ATH/womens-100-metres-round-one.html#results302101::none |archive-date=12 April 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

She competed at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014]] and [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], reaching the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1029886/melissa_breen.html|title=Glasgow 2014 - Melissa Breen Profile|website=g2014results.thecgf.com|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6029551-melissa-breen.htm|title=Athletics {{!}} Athlete Profile: Melissa BREEN - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> At the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics]] she finished 7th in heat 7 in 11.74 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/melissa-breen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070237/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/melissa-breen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Melissa Breen Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> She has also competed at the [[2011 World Athletics Championships|2011]], [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013]] and [[2015 World Championships in Athletics|2015 World Championships]].<ref name=":0" />

===2014 Commonwealth Games===
Breen competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgove, UK, in her pet events, the 100 metres, and, subsequently, the 4 x 100 metre relay.
Glasgow Commonwealth Games Results from World Athletics:
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!Discipline
!Mark
!Wind
!Race
!Competition
!Venue
!Date
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|5.
|100 Metres
|11.45
| +0.1
|SF1
|Glasgow Commonwealth Games
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (GBR)
|28 JUL 2014
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|1.
|100 Metres
|11.54
| -0.3
|H2
|Glasgow Commonwealth Games
|Hampden Park, Glasgow (GBR)
|27 JUL 2014
|}

===2018 Commonwealth Games===
Breen was selected for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast where she competed in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metre relay.
Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Results from World Athletics:
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!Pl.
!Discipline
!Mark
!Wind
!Race
!Competition
!Venue
!Date
|-
|5.
|100 Metres
|11.76
| -0.1
|SF2
|Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
|Gold Coast (AUS)
|08 APR 2018
|-
|4.
|100 Metres
|11.65
| +2.1
|H4
|Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
|Gold Coast (AUS)
|08 APR 2018
|}


==References==
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==External links==
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* {{World Athletics|14272403}}
*{{IAAF name|id=231690|name=Melissa Breen}}
* [https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete-profiles-directory/melissa-breen/ Melissa Breen] at [[Athletics Australia]]
* [http://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete5518.htm Melissa Breen] at Australian Athletics Historical Results
* {{Australian Olympic Committee|melissa-breen}}
* {{Commonwealth Games Australia|melissa-breen}}
* {{2014 Commonwealth Games profile|athletics/1029886/melissa_breen}}
* {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|athletics/athlete-profile-n6029551-melissa-breen}}

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Melissa Breen
Melissa Breen at "Mikio Oda Memorial", 2015, Hiroshima, Japan
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 33)
Canberra, Australia[1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb) (2018)
Sport
Country Australia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres
200 metres
ClubMatt Beckenham

Melissa Breen (born 17 September 1990) is an Australian 100 metres and 200 metres runner. Breen broke the Australian record for the women's 100 m sprint, when she clocked 11.11 seconds at the ACT Championships, held on 9 Feb 2014 at the Australian Institute of Sport track in Canberra under ideal conditions with a 1.9 mps following wind, warm conditions and 600+ metres elevation. This broke a record previously held by Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, which had stood for more than 20 years.

Breen was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 m event. She has won the Australian national championships in the 100 m event in 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. She won the 200 m event at the national championships in 2009 and 2012. She represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 100 m event, finishing fifth in the semi-finals. She was also selected in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK, and the subsequent 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia.

Early life

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Breen was born on 17 September 1990 in the Australian Capital Territory.[2][3][4] She attended Saint Anthony's Parish School in Wanniassa before going to St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra for high school. She had tertiary training at the Australian Vocational Training Academy from 2009 to 2010, where she earned two certificates.[3] Amongst the certificates she holds are ones in a Certificate III in Fitness, Certificate IV in Fitness, First Aid Certificate, Level 3 Athletics Coach Event Group – Sprints and Relays, and Level One Strength and Conditioning.[2][3] These qualifications enable her to coach athletics.[2] She uses Twitter[2][5] and writes a blog.[2] As of 2012, she lives in Canberra.[2][3][6]

Breen is 173 centimetres (68 in) tall and weighs 65 kilograms (143 lb).[2][3]

Athletics career

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Breen is a 100 m and 200 m athletics specialist.[2][3] She is a member of the Woden Harriers athletics club.[2][3] Her training partner is Lauren Boden.[4][5] She bases her Australian training in Canberra and her European training in Cologne, Germany.[3] She is coached by Matt Beckenham.[2][3][6] She was previously coached by Rob Wozniak from 2003 to 2006.[2] She has been an ACT Academy of Sport scholarship holder. Her personal best time in the 100 m event is 11.11 seconds set on 9 February 2014 in Canberra. Her personal best time in the 200 m event is 23.12 seconds, set on 9 March 2013 in Sydney.

Breen has won the Australian national championships in the 100 m event in 2010 and 2012. She won the 200 m event at the national championships in 2009 and 2012.[2] In the under 18 age group, she won the 100 m event in 2008 and the 200 m event in 2007. She finished third in the under 20 age in the 200 m event and first in the 100 m event in 2008.[2] She competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, finishing fifth in the 100 m semifinal.[3] She competed in the 100 m and 200 m events at a meet in the last weekend of June 2012 in Dormagen, Germany, winning the 100 m with a time of 11.38 seconds and the 200 m with a time of 23.73s.[5] Her 100 m time was a personal best for the event at a competition in Europe.[5] At the German competition, she had an opportunity to qualify for the Olympics in the 4 × 100 m relay, but she and Australia's other runners did not make the top 16.[5][7]

2012 Olympics

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Breen was one of fifty-four track and field competitors chosen to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7] She was chosen by Athletics Australia, despite not having run an Olympic A qualifying time in her event,[7] after having run the 100 m event 27 times in 2012 without Olympic A qualifying time and coming within 0.02 seconds of setting a time.[6] The chairman of Athletics Australia justified her selection, saying "In the case of Melissa Breen, at our final selection meeting, like all eligible athletes, we took into account her season’s results and progression over the qualifying period. With multiple personal bests, an improved level of consistency in her performances and the fact that she is an emerging athlete in our sport, the selectors chose to identify her for nomination to the AOC."[7] Breen was the only athletics competitor in Australia who was nominated who had not set an Olympic A qualifying time.[8] She placed third from last in her first round heat in the 100 metres.[9]

She competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, reaching the semifinals.[10][11] At the Rio Olympics she finished 7th in heat 7 in 11.74 seconds.[12] She has also competed at the 2011, 2013 and 2015 World Championships.[11]

2014 Commonwealth Games

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Breen competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgove, UK, in her pet events, the 100 metres, and, subsequently, the 4 x 100 metre relay. Glasgow Commonwealth Games Results from World Athletics:

Pl. Discipline Mark Wind Race Competition Venue Date
5. 100 Metres 11.45 +0.1 SF1 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Hampden Park, Glasgow (GBR) 28 JUL 2014
1. 100 Metres 11.54 -0.3 H2 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Hampden Park, Glasgow (GBR) 27 JUL 2014

2018 Commonwealth Games

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Breen was selected for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast where she competed in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metre relay. Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Results from World Athletics:

Pl. Discipline Mark Wind Race Competition Venue Date
5. 100 Metres 11.76 -0.1 SF2 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Gold Coast (AUS) 08 APR 2018
4. 100 Metres 11.65 +2.1 H4 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Gold Coast (AUS) 08 APR 2018

References

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  1. ^ "Melissa Breen". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Athletics Australia - Breen, Melissa". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "London 2012 - Melissa Breen". Australian Olympic Committee. 17 September 1990. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Melissa Breen". Canberra: ACT Athletics. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Boden and Breen in fast lane". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Hurst, Mike (14 June 2012). "Melissa Breen picked for London 'on potential'". Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d "Breen gets Olympic nod". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  8. ^ Walshaw, Nick (21 July 2012). "Melissa Breen - A model performer with speed to burn". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Athletics at the 2012 London Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Round One Heat Six". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Melissa Breen Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Athletics | Athlete Profile: Melissa BREEN - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Melissa Breen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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