Michelle Seymour

New Zealand sprinter

Seymour at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart

Michelle Karen Seymour (born 21 December 1965) is a former New Zealand sprinter who represented her country at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Seymour held the New Zealand national record for the women's 100 metres between 1993 and 2021.

In 1993, Seymour was named Māori Sportswoman of the Year.[1] In 2018, she was inducted into the Paraparaumu College Hall of Fame.

Personal bests

Distance Time Place Date Relay team
100 m 11.32 Melbourne 25 February 1993
200 m 23.58 Portland August 1994
400 m 53.66 Wellington March 1993
4 × 100 m Relay 43.36 London 11 September 1994 M Dunstan, C Freeman, M Gainsford, M Seymour

New Zealand national titles

Distance Year (time)
100 m 1991 (12.01), 1992 (11.73), 1993 (11.58), 1994 (11.42)
200 m 1991 (23.85), 1992 (24.09), 1993 (23.90), 1994 (23.68)
400 m 1993 (53.66)

New Zealand secondary school titles

Distance Year
100 m 1981
200 m 1981

Representation

Year Competition Place Event Representation
1989 World Cup Barcelona 4 × 100 m relay squad Oceania
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relay New Zealand[2]
1991 World Championships Tokyo 100 m New Zealand
1992 World Cup Havana 4 × 100 m relay Oceania
1993 World Championships Stuttgart 100 m New Zealand
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, BC 100m, 200m New Zealand[2]
1994 World Cup London 4 × 100 m Relay (3rd), 100 m reserve Oceania

References

  1. ^ "1993 Māori Sports Awards". Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website". Retrieved 1 June 2019.

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New Zealand national champions in women's 100 m
Note: 100 yards before 1970
100 yards
100 metres
  • 1970: Penny Hunt
  • 1971: Wendy Urquhart
  • 1972: Brenda Matthews
  • 1973–1974: Wendy Brown
  • 1975: Penny Hunt
  • 1976: Sue Jowett (AUS)
  • 1977–1980: Kim Robertson
  • 1981: Wendy Brown
  • 1982–1983: Kim Robertson
  • 1984–1985: Andrea Wade
  • 1986: Bev Peterson
  • 1987: Andrea Wade
  • 1988–1989: Bev Peterson
  • 1990: Briar Toop
  • 1991–1994: Michelle Seymour
  • 1995–1996: Chantal Brunner
  • 1997–1998: Jane Arnott
  • 1999–2000: Caro Hunt
  • 2001: Chantal Brunner
  • 2002–2003: Caro Hunt
  • 2004–2006: Chantal Brunner
  • 2007–2009: Monique Williams
  • 2010: Anna Smythe
  • 2011: Andrea Koenen
  • 2012: Monique Williams
  • 2013: Mariah Ririnui
  • 2014: Fiona Morrison
  • 2015: Kelsey Berryman
  • 2016: Rochelle Coster
  • 2017–2024: Zoe Hobbs
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New Zealand national champions in women's 200 m
Note: 220 yards before 1970
220 yards
200 metres
  • 1970–1971: Penny Hunt
  • 1972: Gail Wooten
  • 1973: Wendy Brown
  • 1974: Gail Wooten
  • 1975: Penny Hunt
  • 1976: Sue Jowett (AUS)
  • 1977–1980: Kim Robertson
  • 1981: Wendy Brown
  • 1982–1984: Kim Robertson
  • 1985: Andrea Wade
  • 1986: Bev Peterson
  • 1987–1988: Andrea Wade
  • 1989: Morag McMillan
  • 1990: Briar Toop
  • 1991–1994: Michelle Seymour
  • 1995: Jane Arnott
  • 1996: Chantal Brunner
  • 1997–1999: Jane Arnott
  • 2000–2002: Caro Hunt
  • 2003–2004: Jane Arnott
  • 2005: Anna Smythe
  • 2006: Chantal Brunner
  • 2007–2009: Monique Williams
  • 2010–2011: Andrea Koenen
  • 2012: Monique Williams
  • 2013: Portia Bing
  • 2014: Louise Jones
  • 2015: Portia Bing
  • 2016: Louise Jones
  • 2017: Zoe Hobbs
  • 2018: Lucy Sheat
  • 2019–2020: Zoe Hobbs
  • 2021–2024: Georgia Hulls
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New Zealand national champions in women's 400 m
Note: 440 yards before 1970
440 yards
400 metres
  • 1970: Sylvia Potts
  • 1971: Penny Hunt
  • 1972–1973: Sue Haden
  • 1974: Colleen Mills
  • 1975: Joanna Beckett
  • 1976: Penny Hunt
  • 1977: Kim Robertson
  • 1978: Penny Hunt
  • 1979–1980: Kim Robertson
  • 1981: Penny Hunt
  • 1982–1984: Kim Robertson
  • 1985: Lyn Grime
  • 1986–1988: Carlene Dillimore
  • 1989–1990: Andrea Wade
  • 1991: Carlene Dillimore
  • 1992: Andrea Wade
  • 1993: Michelle Seymour
  • 1994: Kirstin Gill
  • 1995: Toni Hodgkinson
  • 1996: Rachael Rowberry
  • 1997–2006: Jane Arnott
  • 2007–2009: Monique Williams
  • 2010: Joanne Cuddihy (IRE)
  • 2011: Louise Jones
  • 2012: Kristie Baillie
  • 2013: Monique Williams
  • 2014–2016: Louise Jones
  • 2017: Megan Kikuchi
  • 2018: Brooke Cull
  • 2019: Georgia Hulls
  • 2020: Annalies Kalma
  • 2021: Camryn Smart
  • 2022–2023: Rosie Elliott
  • 2024: Portia Bing
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