MTC TALENT MANAGEMENT
Perri ShakesDrayton
400m Hurdler,
2011 UK Champion 400m hurdles and 400m
2010 European Double Bronze Medallist,
2009 European U23 Champion,
2007 European Junior Silver Medallist,
Personal Bests
400m hurdles: 54.18s
400m: 51.47s
Aged just 23, Perri Shakes-Drayton is one of the most talked about up and coming names in athletics. Perri narrowly missed out on making the team for the Beijing Olympics, but has been strongly touted as a potential medallist for London 2012. Perri, who specialises in the 400m hurdles, has the backing of Olympic 400 hurdles champion Sally Gunnell to go all the way in 2012 and after her exploits at the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona, where she stormed to 2 bronze medals, many athletics experts are predicting big things for the Londoner.
Perri went to Barcelona hoping to gain experience of the big stage and get to a major final but exceeded all expectations as she claimed a fabulous bronze medal in the 400m hurdles setting a new lifetime best in the semifinal and then again in the final. Her exploits placed her as the third fastest British female in history in the 400m hurdles and as if that was not enough, two days later Perri anchored home Great Britain's 4 x 400m relay team with an astonishing run of 49.7s, which was faster than all of the specialist 400m runners on the GB team, to secure the bronze medal for the team and her second of the championship.
Skipping the indoor season to complete her degree in Sports Science at Brunel University (Perri graduated in July with a 2:1), Perri began the outdoor season with an invite to race at the Rome leg of the Samsung Diamond League. Finishing a respectable 6th with a new PB in the 400m in an extremely strong field, Perri went on to compete in 4 further Diamond League meets (Oregon, Oslo, Paris & Crystal Palace) which provided further evidence that her talent belongs alongside the best 400m and 400m hurdlers in the World.
On the domestic front, Perri reigned supreme, making history by becoming the first person to be crowned National 400m and 400m hurdles champion in the same year. With confidence high, she headed to the World Championships in Daegu with a view to qualifying for the final as a bare minimum. Having sailed through the first round, Perri got an unlucky draw for the semifinals which saw her line up against the 3 of the fastest girls of the year and subsequently missed out on a place in the final by an agonising 0.01 seconds. Selected to run the first leg in the 4x400m relay final, Perri again recorded the fastest time but the team were unable to replicate their success in Barcelona the previous summer, eventually finishing 4th.
Undeterred and fully focused as a full time athlete, Perri will be working harder than ever to iron out any weaknesses, thus ensuring she enters 2012 in the best possible shape to challenge for glory at her home Olympics.
Sponsored by Nike, Perri is also a brand ambassador for UKA principal partner McCain and is supported by the Sky Sports Scholarship scheme.
Perri A Sky Scholar 03/11/2011
Perri Shakes Drayton has been announced as part of Sky’s Scholarship scheme.
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morePerri Makes History 01/08/2011
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moreMTC Talent At GB Trials 29/07/2011
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moreAthletes Triumph In Stockholm 20/06/2011
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morePhillips And Perri Impress In Rome 27/05/2011
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morePerri And Harry Victorious 23/05/2011
Perri Shakes-Drayton and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey won their respective races at the Loughborough International.
moreMTC Athletes On Podium 03/11/2010
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morePerri's Sunday Times Interview 24/08/2010
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morePhillips, Perri and Jenny at Palace 13/08/2010
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morePerri Dominates In Birmingham 28/06/2010
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moreLifetime Best For Perri 14/06/2010
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morePhillips, Jenny and Perri In Squad 09/06/2010
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morePerri to showcase Nike 19/03/2010
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moreWorld Indoors Start Tomorrow 11/03/2010
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morePhillips, Perri, Harry, Doha...! 24/02/2010
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morePB's For Harry And Perri 15/02/2010
European Under 23 Champions claim PB's at the Aviva World Trials and UK championships in Sheffield…
moreAnnabel’s Live At Wimbledon 2009 23/06/2009
Annabel Croft is covering all the action at Wimbledon 2009...
moreCraig Means Business 18/06/2009
Craig Pickering ran the fastest 100m race of his life last night...
morePerri On Radio 5 Live This Morning 17/06/2009
Perri Shakes-Drayton is being interviewed live on Radio 5 Live this morning…
moreMTC Track & Field Stars Impress 08/06/2009
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