Louise Hazel facts for kids
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Hazel in 2012
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| Birth name | Louise Victoria Hazel | |||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
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| Born | 6 October 1985 Southwark, London, England |
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| Height | 1.67 m | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain (GBR) England (ENG) |
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Heptathlon | |||||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield Harriers | |||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 6156 (2010) | |||||||||||||
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Louise Victoria Hazel, born on October 6, 1985, is an English athlete. She is known for competing in the heptathlon, which is a track and field event with seven different challenges. Louise has taken part in several big international competitions.
She competed in the European Championships in 2006. Three years later, she was at the World Championships. In 2010, Louise won a gold medal for England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She achieved her personal best score of 6156 points there. She also competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2012, before the Olympics, she appeared on the TV show Come Dine with Me and won.
In September 2013, Louise announced she was stepping back from heptathlon. In January 2014, she thought about returning to defend her title at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. However, she later decided not to come back because a health issue, ulcerative colitis, affected her training.
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Early Life and Training
Louise Hazel was born in Southwark, London. She loved sports from a young age. Her father encouraged her to start training at a local athletics club when she was 10 years old.
She went to Neale-Wade Community College in Cambridgeshire. Later, she studied French at the University of Birmingham. While at university, she joined the well-known Birchfield Harriers Athletics Club.
Helping Others
Louise Hazel is an ambassador for the British Heart Foundation. This means she helps promote their work and raise awareness about heart health.
Competition Highlights
Louise Hazel has competed in many important events. Here are some of her results from major championships.
2010 Commonwealth Games Success
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Louise won the gold medal. She performed very well in all seven events of the heptathlon.
| Event | Result | Position | Points | Overall | Notes |
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| 100 metre hurdles | 13.25 secs | 2nd | 1,087 | 2nd | (1,087) Personal Best |
| High Jump | 1.69 m | 7th | 842 | 4th | (1,929) |
| Shot put | 12.54 m | 5th | 697 | 5th | (2,626) |
| 200 metres | 24.10 secs | 2nd | 971 | 3rd | (3,597) Personal Best |
| Long jump | 6.44 m | 1st | 988 | 1st | (4,585) Personal Best. Lead by 74 points |
| Javelin | 44.42 m | 1st | 752 | 1st | (5,337) Personal Best. Lead by 126 points |
| 800 metres | 2:20.33 | 4th | 819 | 1st | (6,156) Won by 56 points |
| Heptathlon | 6,156 | 1st | Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist. |
2011 World Championships Performance
Louise also competed at the World Championships in 2011. She finished 15th overall in the heptathlon.
| Event | Result | Position | Points | Overall | Notes |
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| 100 metre hurdles | 13.24 secs | 5th | 1,089 | 5th | (1,089) Personal Best |
| High Jump | 1.74 m | 20th | 903 | 16th | (1,992) Personal Best |
| Shot put | 12.36 m | 22nd | 685 | 18th | (2,677) |
| 200 metres | 24.25 secs | 7th | 957 | 16th | (3,634) |
| Long jump | 6.25 m | 10th | 927 | 13th | (4,561) |
| Javelin | 41.75 m | 17th | 701 | 16th | (5,262) |
| 800 metres | 2:15.44 | 16th | 887 | 15th | (6,149) |
| Heptathlon | 6,149 | 15th |
2012 Olympic Games Results
Louise represented her country at the 2012 Olympic Games. She finished 27th in the heptathlon event.
| Event | Result | Position | Points | Overall | Notes |
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| 100 metre hurdles | 13.48 secs | =15th | 1,053 | =15th | (1,053) |
| High jump | 1.59 m | 38th | 724 | 37th | (1,777) |
| Shot put | 12.81 m | 29th | 715 | 37th | (2,492) |
| 200 metres | 24.48 secs | 20th | 935 | 34th | (3,427) |
| Long jump | 5.77 m | 29th | 780 | 31st | (4,207) |
| Javelin | 47.38 m | 11th | 809 | 30th | (5,016) Personal Best |
| 800 metres | 2:18:78 | 23rd | 840 | 27th | (5,856) |
| Heptathlon | 5,856 | 27th |
TV Appearances
After her athletics career, Louise Hazel appeared on several TV shows.
- In 2015, she was on The Chase.
- She also appeared on a celebrity Christmas special of Ninja Warrior UK.
- In 2017, Louise was on a charity edition of MTV's The Challenge, called The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros. She competed to raise money for Save the Children.
- In 2018, she returned to another The Challenge spin-off, The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars.
