Keri Lees (née Maddox; born 4 July 1972 in

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is a female retired

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athlete.

Athletics career

She competed in the

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and

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. and represented her country at the

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, as well as three World Championships (1993, 1999, 2001). She represented

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in both the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles events, at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''( Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unpreceden ...

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, Malaysia.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

– 12.95 (+1.1 m/s) (Seville 1999) *

– 55.22 (Birmingham 2000) Indoor * 60 metres hurdles – 8.17 (Maebashi 1999)

References

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