Perri Shakes-Drayton
Perri Shakes-Drayton in 2010
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21 December 1988 London, England |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
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 Great Britain
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| Club | Tower Hamlets and Victoria Park Harriers |
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Peirresha Alexandra Shakes-Drayton (born 21 December 1988 in London, England) is a British track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles and the 400 metres sprint. A knee injury at the 2013 World Championships forced Shakes-Drayton to switch events upon her return to athletics.
Shakes-Drayton was born in East London, to parents from Grenada and grew up in Bow, where she continues to reside. She attended Holy Family R.C. Primary School in Poplar and Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School in Stepney. She studied sports science at Brunel University, where she graduated with a 2:1.
Shakes-Drayton came to prominence at the English Schools Championships where she set a UK junior record time in the 400 m hurdles. She made her first major international appearance at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics where she finished eighth, achieving a new personal best of 57.52 seconds. She took the silver medal at the 2007 European Athletics Junior Championships with a time of 56.46 s, a national junior record in the event.
Shakes-Drayton won the 400 m hurdles at the 2008 Olympic Games GB trials but failed to obtain the A grade selection standard, thus veteranTasha Danvers was chosen to represent Great Britain instead, going on to win the bronze medal. Despite the non-selection, Shakes-Drayton was considered to be a medal prospect for the next Olympics in 2012. At the 2009 British Championships in Birmingham, she finished second in the 400 metres behind reigning world champion Christine Ohuruogu, setting a new personal best. Further success came on the junior circuit at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships, where set won the 400 m hurdles gold medal with a run of 55.26 seconds, another personal best. Having secured a place on the Great Britain team, she set her sights on the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, remarking: "I like people talking about me. It means I must be doing some things right. Now I have to live up to the hype because hype is pointless if you don't live up to it.".
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