Beate Schrott (born 15 April 1988, in
St. Pölten
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) is an
Austrian
athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
who specialises in the
100 metres hurdles
The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten Hurdling, hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first h ...
. She finished eighth in the
100 m hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In April 2019, Schrott became engaged to American triple jumper
Christian Taylor. In November 2019 she completed a doctoral degree at the
Medical University of Vienna
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,
„Frau Doktor“ – Beate Schrott bekommt Diplom
(28. November 2019) (de) in autumn 2021 she married Taylor.
Achievements
1Did not finish in the semifinals
References
External links
Official website
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1988 births
Living people
People from Sankt Pölten
Austrian female hurdlers
Olympic athletes of Austria
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Austria
European Games gold medalists for Austria
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 European Games
European Games medalists in athletics
Sportspeople from Lower Austria
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