Laura Turner (sprinter)

Laura Kate Turner-Alleyne (born 12 August 1982) is a British former sprinter, who represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics, in the 4 × 100 m relay and the 100 m.[1] She competed in four Athletics World Championships and took five British national championship titles across her career, in 60 m, 100 m and 200 m.[2] She was part of the British 4 × 100 m relay team that finished 4th at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka (along with Montell Douglas, Joice Maduaka and Emily Freeman).

[1] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Turner, competing for England, was involved in the controversial false start incident as a result of which the race winner Sally Pearson was later disqualified.

Pearson was subsequently disqualified and the gold medal was awarded to Nigeria's Oludamola Osayomi.

However, she also won a gold medal in Delhi as part of the English team in the 4 × 100 m relay, alongside Douglas, Katherine Endacott and Abiodun Oyepitan.

[2] Turner attended Brunel University London, where she graduated with a BSc in Sports Sciences and an MSc in High Performance Physiology.