Adelle Tracey (born 27 May 1993) is a middle-distance runner. Born in the United States, she competes for Jamaica since 2022, having previously represented Great Britain, where she grew up. Tracey competes primarily in the 800 metres. She placed fourth in the event at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, but claimed a bronze in the North American equivalent, the 2022 NACAC Championships representing her new country, Jamaica. The following day, Tracey won silver for Jamaica in the 1500 metres event in the same championships.
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| Nationality | American, British, Jamaican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 May 1993[1][2] Seattle, Washington, U.S.[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Arts University Bournemouth & St Mary's University, Twickenham[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Jamaica (from 2022) Great Britain (before) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Guildford & Godalming[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Craig Winrow (2013–) Sue Goode (–2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editTracey was one of the torchbearers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony who, together with six other young British sport talents, lit the Olympic Cauldron. She was picked by Kelly Holmes.[5] She is the second of the seven torchbearers to transfer allegiance after Katie Kirk, selected from Northern Ireland by Dame Mary Peters, transferred to Ireland.
Tracey won the British indoor 800 metres title in 2016, and went on to run a personal best of 2:00.04 on 7 September in Watford (mixed races).[2] At the 2017 World Championships in London, she ran 2:00.28 in her heat to qualify for the semifinals, where she was sixth in 2:00.26.[2] After finishing second in the 800m at the Athletics World Cup in London in July 2018, she went on to improve her 800m best by breaking the two-minute barrier for the first time with 1:59.86 in the semifinals at the European Championships in Berlin, going on to finish fourth in the final.[2]
On 9 November 2019, Adelle set the female course record at Cheltenham parkrun in 16:58.[6]
Tracey won her second national title after indoor 800m victory in 2016, contesting the 1500 metres at the 2022 British Indoor Championships.[7]
On 28 June 2022, Tracey became eligible to race for Jamaica, and announced her transfer of allegiance on the same day.
At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Tracey reached the semi-final of the 1500m where she set a new Jamaican record but failed to qualify for the final. Later at the Championships, Tracey qualified for the final of the 800m, finishing in 7th in a new personal best of 1:58.41.[8]
In 2024, after finishing 2nd in the 1500m at the Jamaican Championships, Tracey was named in the Jamaican team for the 2024 Paris Olympics, she didn't make it past the repechage round in both the 800m and 1500m.[2]
Personal life
editTracey was born in the United States to a Jamaican father and English mother, and moved to England at the age of 7.[9]
Tracey has both Dyslexia and Dyscalculia.[10]
Competition record
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References
edit- ^ a b "Adelle Tracey – Profile". Power of 10 / thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Adelle TRACEY – Athlete profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "TRACEY Adelle".
- ^ 2017 Universiade bio
- ^ "2014 WIC handbook" (PDF).
- ^ "Cheltenham parkrun website / event statistics". Wayback Machine. ParkRun.org.uk. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Tracey wins as Hodgkinson reaches final". BBC Sport. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "800 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Jamaican to the bone". Jamaica Observer. 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Minutes of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Dyslexia and Specific Learning Difficulties" (PDF).
