Amy Harris – Long Jump

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Amy had an excellent junior career at long jump, with the highlight her European Junior silver medal in 2005. She first exceeded 6m with 6.03w to win the 2003 English Schools title. After winning the AAA U17 title indoors she missed most of the summer season in 2004 with a hamstring injury but returned at the end of the year to win the Commonwealth Youth title with 6.19w. In 2005 she set pbs with 6.19 to win the Midland U20 title, 6.28w at Bedford and 6.30w at the AAA U20s. Then she stretched out to 6.39w at the English Schools and took the European Junior silver with 6.35.

Overall she ranked as third in Britain that year and was again in 2006 when she won AAA U20 titles indoors and out, The latter was with a best ever of 6.40w after top junior wins in 6.37 and 6.38 in her two previous competitions. She disappointed, however, at the World Indoors here she did not qualify with 6.02. Formerly coached by Darrel Bunn, she switched to Ted King in September 2006.

She was in excellent form in the 2007 indoor season, producing four personal bests at long jump to 6.32 in the Inter-City Challenge at the Lea Valley Stadium and then leaping to 6.47 to take the UK title. She jumped 6.39 on her senior international debut at the European Indoors. Outdoors she had a best of 6.37 at the European Under 23 Championships in Hungary.

The 2008 season has started strongly for Amy with consist performances in Glasgow, Birmingham and in Sheffield where she jumped to a fourth place finish and the UK Indoor Championships. She is currently training hard and will shortly return to warm weather training as she continues preparation for the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer which she will look to qualify for at the Olympic Trials in her home town of Birmingham in July.

Amy is sponsored by Dixons Estate Agents.

March 2008