Linda Keough
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Representing  Great Britain
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| World Championships | ||
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1993 Stuttgart | 4 x 400 m relay |
| European Championships | ||
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1990 Split | 4 x 400 m relay |
Representing  England
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1990 Auckland | 4 x 400 m relay |
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1994 Victoria | 4 x 400 m relay |
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1986 Edinburgh | 4 x 400 m relay |
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1990 Auckland | 400 m |
Linda Staines (née Keough, born 28 December 1963) is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul in both the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1993 World Championships. She also won four medals at the Commonwealth Games, including a silver medal in the 400 metres in 1990.
Keough was born in Hackney, London, England and was a member of the Basingstoke & Mid Hants Athletic Club. In 1980, as a 16-year-old, she ran 53.7 secs for the 400 metres.
In 1985, Keough improved her PB to 52.49 at the European Cup in Moscow. This time ranked her second in the UK for that year, behind Kathy Cook. In 1986, she won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, in the 4x400 metres relay, along with Jane Parry, Angela Piggford and Cook.
In 1988, Keough emerged as the UK's top ranked female 400 m runner. In June, she won the UK National Championships title in 52.25, before improving her personal best to 51.65 in winning the AAAs National Championships title, earning Olympic selection. At the Seoul Games, she reached the quarter-finals of the 400 metres, running 51.91 and reached the final of the 4 × 400 m relay, where along with Jennifer Stoute, Angela Piggford and Sally Gunnell, she finished sixth.
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