Hayley Ovens

British athletics competitor

Hayley Ovens

Personal information

Nationality| British (Scottish)
Born|  (1975-12-05) 5 December 1975 (age 49)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height| 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight| 54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event| middle-distance
Club| Edinburgh Woollen Mill AC
Retired| 2006

Hayley Ovens (born 5 December 1975) is a British retired athlete who competed in the 400m, 800m, 1500m and 3000m.[1][2][3]

## Biography

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Ovens was a finalist in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where she finished in 12th place.[4] In 2003, she competed for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the World Indoor Championships, exiting at the semi-final stage[5] and finished second behind Hayley Tullett in the 1500 metres event at the 2003 AAA Championships.[6][7][8]

In 2006, she was a finalist in the 1500m at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games, finishing 10th.[9] She is a multiple Scottish and UK Champion both indoors and out. Her personal best for the 1500m is 4:10:34 and for the 800m is 2:03:19.[citation needed]

Ovens retired from competitive athletics in 2006.

## References

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1. ^ "Athletics Ovens leads way as Scots hit high notes". The Herald. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
2. ^ "Hard work pays off for Easton and Ovens". The Scotsman. 17 June 2002. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
3. ^ "Scots give trio new Games hopes". BBC. 9 September 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
4. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2002 - Statistics". BBC.
5. ^ "IAAF: 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships Timetable By Discipline".
6. ^ "Athletics". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2025 - via British Newspaper Archive.
7. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
8. ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
9. ^ "Baton role brings back Games memories for Hayley". Fife Today. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2017.

## External links

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* Hayley Ovens at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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* World Athletics

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