Julie Pratt

{{short description|English athlete (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use British English|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Julie Pratt | image = | caption = | nationality = British (English) | sport = Athletics | event = hurdles | club = Woodford Green with Essex Ladies | birth_date = 20 March 1979 | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = | medaltemplates= }}

'''Julie Pratt''' (born 20 March 1979) is an English female athlete who competed in the 100 metres hurdles. She has a personal best time of 13.08 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/julie-pratt-135033|title=Athlete Profile|website=World Athletics}}</ref>

== Biography == Pratt was the first ever British athlete to win a gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the World Junior Championships, winning in Annecy, France in 1998. This was Britain's first ever gold medal at World or Olympic level in the women's 100 metres hurdles.

She also won a silver medal at the 1999 European Under 23 Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/athletics-gunnell-prodigy-back-in-running-1045544.html|title=Gunnell Prodigy Back In Running|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/|title=British Medallists In International Athletics Championships|website=GBR Athletics}}</ref>

Pratt finished third behind Diane Allahgreen in the 100 metres hurdles event at the 2000 AAA Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=4 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/20000814/516/0027 |title=Athletics |work=Aberdeen Press and Journal |date=14 August 2000 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 April 2025}}</ref> and two years later finished second behind Allahgreen again at the 2002 AAA Championships.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/20020715/375/0027 |title=Weekend results - Athletics |work=The Scotsman |date=15 July 2002 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/waaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (women) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=4 April 2025 }}</ref>

Pratt represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester finishing in sixth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/manchester-2002/athletes |title=Manchester 2002 Team |website=Team England |access-date=4 April 2025 }}</ref>

After a third place finish at the 2003 AAAs behind Rachel King,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/20030728/590/0027 |title=Athletics |work=Aberdeen Press and Journal |date=28 July 2003 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref> she represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/melbourne-2006/athletes |title=Melbourne 2006 Team |website=Team England |access-date=4 April 2025 }}</ref>

== Coaching == Julie now coaches under her married name of Julie Pratt-Benterman, and is mainly based at Chelmsford Sport and Athletics Centre. She works with England Athletics as their Talent Event Lead for Sprint hurdles, focusing on U20 athletes, and is a Regional Coach Lead for the South East.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=About Us - HurdleDynamics |url=https://hurdledynamix.com/about-us/ |access-date=16 August 2024}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pratt, Julie}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:British women hurdlers Category:English women hurdlers Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for England Category:Sportspeople from Essex Category:21st-century English sportswomen