Lorraine Ugen

Career Ugen was born in London on 22 August 1991. As a child, she attended Townley Grammar School before going on to study at Christ the King Sixth Form College and then Brunel University London. She achieved national success at a young age, winning both the indoor and outdoor long jump titles at the 2009 English junior championships, as well as the English Schools' Athletics Championships. She was initially a member of Bexley Athletic Club, but later began training with Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club. During the 2016 season, Lorraine joined the Thames Valley Harriers Athletic Club. In her international debut, she competed in qualifying only at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, then met the same fate at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Internationally, she was a finalist at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships and represented Great Britain at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, though she failed to record a valid mark.

She was selected to compete in the long jump for Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where she jumped 6.05m and didn't progress past the qualifying round.

Personal bests Long jump (outdoor): (2018) Long jump (indoor): (2017) 100 metres: 11.32 seconds (2018)

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