Christine Harrison-Bloomfield (born February 12, 1968) was a former

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

from the United Kingdom who mainly competed in the track events of

100m The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

and

200m The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a Sprint (running), sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run th ...

races. She also competed in the

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

. She has two children, Indya-Louise Bowmaker and Ella-Rose Bowmaker.

Coaching

As of 2020 she is an

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and has worked with

Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu , MBE (born 17 May 1984) is a British former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres, the event for which she is a former Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion. The Olympic champion in 2008, and s ...

Asha Philip Asha Solette Philip (born 25 October 1990) is an English Sprint (running), sprinter and former junior gymnast specialising in double mini-trampoline. She was the first British woman to achieve a global 100 metres title at any age-group, winning g ...

and

Jodie Williams Jodie Alicia Williams (born 28 September 1993) is a British sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres, having begun her career concentrating on 100 and 200 metres. A prodigious junior, she is the 2009 World Youth Champion at 100 and 200 m, ...

. She currently coaches British 400-meter runner,

Laviai Nielsen Laviai Nielsen (born 13 March 1996) is a British Sprint (running), sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. She won several medals as a member of the Great Britain 4 × 400 metres relay, 4x400 metres relay teams, including silver at the 2017 Worl ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

Lee Valley The Lea Valley, the valley of the River Lea, has been used as a transport corridor, a source of sand and gravel, an industrial area, a water supply for London, and a recreational area. The London 2012 Summer Olympics were based in Stratford, ...

. In January 2021, she was named by

UK Sport UK Sport is the government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United Kingdom. It is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. It was created ...

as a coach in a new leadership program to increase female representation in a sport. In the program 27 coaches across 15 sports are allowed to develop in a quest to double female representation for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison-Bloomfield, Christine 1968 births Living people British athletics coaches British female pole vaulters British female sprinters Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Great Britain Female sports coaches