Australian Athletics Results

Melinda GAINSFORD-TAYLOR (Gainsford) (NSW)
Female b. 1 Oct 1971

GAINSFORD

Bib #684

Barcelona 1992

Competition	Event	Position	Result
International Competition
1989 World Cup	4 x 100 metres		Disqualified
1990 World Junior	100 metres	18/37	Ht1 5th 11.87(-0.1); SF2 7th 11.93(+1.1)
	200 metres	9/38	Ht5 4th 23.92(+0.4); SF2 4th 23.89(+0.5)
	4 x 100 metres	5	Ht1 3rd 45.49; Final 5th 45.01
1992 Olympic Games	100 metres	24/55	Ht3 4th 11.57(-0.8); QF4 6th 11.67(-1.1)
	200 metres	13/53	Ht6 2nd 23.18(+1.3); QF4 4th 23.03(-0.9); SF2 7th 23.03(-0.1)
	4 x 100 metres	6	Ht1 4th 43.49; Final 6th 43.77
1992 World Cup	100 metres	4/8	4th 11.53(+1.1)
	200 metres	4/8	4th 23.46(-0.3)
	4 x 100 metres		Disqualified
1993 World Championships	100 metres	15/50	Ht4 1st 11.32(-0.3); QF3 4th 11.29(-0.1); SF 7th 11.53(-0.6)
	200 metres		Ht3 Did not compete (injured in 100m)
1993 World Indoor	60 metres	15/32	Ht1 3rd 7.36; SF2 7th 7.43
	200 metres	2/21	Ht3 1st 23.16; SF1 1st 22.83; Final 2nd 22.73
1994 Commonwealth Games	100 metres	4/28	Ht4 1st 11.29(+0.2); SF1 2nd 11.28(+1.2); Final 4th 11.31(-0.2)
	200 metres	3/27	Ht2 1st 22.97(+2.6); SF2 3rd 22.96(+2.7); Final 3rd 22.68(+1.3)
	4 x 100 metres	2	Final 2nd 43.43
1994 World Cup	100 metres	4/8	4th 11.55(-1.7)
	4 x 100 metres	3	3rd 43.36
1995 World Championships	100 metres	12/58	Ht6 2nd 11.32(+0.3); QF1 4th 11.35(+0.4); SF2 6th 11.29(-0.7)
	200 metres	9/37	Ht4 2nd 22.71(0.0); SF1 5th 22.61(+2.3)
	4 x 400 metres	3	Ht1 2nd 3:26.08; Final 3rd 3:25.88
1995 World Indoor	200 metres	1/22	Ht1 1st 22.64; SF1 1st 22.88; Final 1st 22.64
1996 Olympic Games	100 metres		Did not compete
	200 metres	10/48	Ht2 2nd 22.70(+0.7); QF1 3rd 22.91(+0.5); SF2 5th 22.76(+0.1)
	4 x 100 metres		Did not compete
	4 x 400 metres	11	Ht2 7th 3:33.78 (51.88)
1997 World Championships	100 metres	10/59	Ht6 4th 11.36(0.0); QF1 5th 11.20(+0.7); SF2 6th 11.35(-0.1)
	200 metres	7/53	Ht2 1st 22.76(0.0); QF4 1st 22.45(0.0); SF1 4th 22.70(-2.3); Final 7th 22.73(-0.7)
	4 x 100 metres	10	Ht1 5th 43.21
1997 World Indoor	200 metres	18/28	Ht1 1st 23.13; SF3 Disqualified
1998 Commonwealth Games	200 metres	4/25	Ht3 1st 22.98(-0.2); QF2 1st 22.79(-0.3); Final 4th 23.04(+0.1)
	4 x 100 metres		Did not compete
	4 x 400 metres		Did not compete
2000 Olympic Games	100 metres	15/84	Ht9 3rd 11.34(+0.1); QF2 4th 11.24(+1.0); SF1 8th 11.45(-0.5)
	200 metres	6/54	Ht4 1st 22.71(+1.6); QF2 1st 22.49(-0.3); SF2 3rd 22.61(+0.7); Final 6th 22.42(+0.7)
	4 x 100 metres	25	Ht1 Did not finish
	4 x 400 metres	5	Ht3 2nd 3:24.05; Final 5th 3:23.81 (Ran final only)

National Competition
1988-89 Aust. Junior T & F	100 metres	1	11.89
	200 metres	2	24.14
1989-90 Aust. Junior T & F	100 metres	1	11.89
1990-91 Aust. Junior T & F	100 metres	1	11.62(-0.3)
	200 metres	1	23.62
1991-92 Aust. T & F	100 metres	1	11.53(-1.3)
	100 yards Invitation	1	10.62
	200 metres	1	22.86(-1.5)
1992-93 Aust. T & F	100 metres	1	11.26(+2.4)
	200 metres	1	22.49(+0.7)
1993-94 Aust. T & F	100 metres	3 (2nd Aust.)	11.55(-2.6)
	200 metres	2	22.91(-2.4)
1994-95 Aust. T & F	100 metres	1	11.44(-1.1)
	100 yards Invitation	1	10.38
	200 metres	1	22.33(-2.6)
1996-97 Aust. T & F	100 metres	1	11.25(-0.7)
	200 metres	1	22.34(+5.0)
1997-98 Aust. T & F	100 metres	1	11.32(-2.7)
	200 metres	1	22.53(-2.2)
1999-00 Aust. T & F	100 metres	1	11.53(-1.1)
	200 metres	2	22.80(-2.3)