Melissa Breen

Melissa Breen (born 17 September 1990) is an Australian 100 metres and 200 metres runner. Breen broke the Australian record for the women's 100 m sprint, when she clocked 11.11 seconds at the ACT Championships, held on 9 Feb 2014 at the Australian Institute of Sport track in Canberra under ideal conditions with a 1.9 mps following wind, warm conditions and 600+ metres elevation. This broke a record previously held by Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, which had stood for more than 20 years.

Breen was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 m event. She has won the Australian national championships in the 100 m event in 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. She won the 200 m event at the national championships in 2009 and 2012. She represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 100 m event, finishing fifth in the semi-finals. She was also selected in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK, and the subsequent 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia.

in 2025, she was inducted into ACT Sport Hall of Fame as an Athlete Member.

Early life Breen was born on 17 September 1990 in the Australian Capital Territory. She attended Saint Anthony's Parish School in Wanniassa before going to St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra for high school. She had tertiary training at the Australian Vocational Training Academy from 2009 to 2010, where she earned two certificates.

Breen is tall and weighs . She bases her Australian training in Canberra and her European training in Cologne, Germany. She was chosen by Athletics Australia, despite not having run an Olympic A qualifying time in her event, She placed third from last in her first round heat in the 100 metres.

She competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, reaching the semifinals. At the Rio Olympics she finished 7th in heat 7 in 11.74 seconds. She has also competed at the 2011, 2013 and 2015 World Championships.

2014 Commonwealth Games Breen competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgove, UK, in her pet events, the 100 metres, and, subsequently, the 4 x 100 metre relay. Glasgow Commonwealth Games Results from World Athletics:

2018 Commonwealth Games Breen was selected for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast where she competed in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metre relay. Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Results from World Athletics: