Melanie Woods
Athlete Information
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Region
Glasgow
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Date of Birth
11/08/1994
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Classification
T54 400m and 800m
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Melanie Woods is a British Athletics Futures Academy athlete, and she earns a call-up to the Tokyo 2020 team in the T54 400m and 800m. On her Paralympic debut, she finished fifth in the T54 800m with a time of 1:50:40.
The Scottish athlete improved her best times over the distances to 56.16 and 1:52.40 respectively during the 2021 season and also competed at the European Para Athletics Championships in Poland, where she finished fifth in the T54 800m and 1500m.
Prior to a road accident while cycling, Woods was a Physical Education teacher.
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28 August 2021