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Tanya Blake

b. 1971

Olympic middle-distance runner

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About Tanya Blake

Born 1971. Tanya Blake is a Maltese and British athletics competitor.

Tanya-Gee Blake (born 16 January 1971) is a Maltese-English retired middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres and competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Biography Born in England to a Maltese mother and American father, Blake held dual citizenship to compete internationally and represented Malta. Blake competed for the Arkansas Razorbacks track and field team in the NCAA.

Blake finished second behind Diane Modahl in the 800 metres event at the 1998 AAA Championships. Blake recorded two more second place finishes behind Kelly Holmes at the 1999 AAA Championships and 2001 AAA Championships.

Blake set a historic milestone as the first Maltese athlete to break a two-minute barrier and a national record in the 800 metres at the 2003 Prefontaine Classic Grand Prix in Eugene, Oregon, United States, by registering her career best and an A-standard entry time of 1:59.56 it guaranteed her a spot on her adopted nation's team for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In the women's 800 metres at the Olympics, unable to repeat her form from the Grand Prix a year earlier, Blake posted outside her national record of 2:19.34 and failed to advance further into the semifinals, as she was the last runner to cross the finish line in heat six.

During her athletic career, Blake trained for the Zurrieq Wolves track and field team.

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Who is Tanya Blake?

Olympic middle-distance runner

When was Tanya Blake born?

Tanya Blake was born on 16 January 1971 in London.

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Tanya Blake is an athletics competitor.

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Tanya Blake is Maltese and British.

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· Wikipedia: Tanya Blake

· Wikidata: Q18638177

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