Melissa Breen

Who is Melissa Breen?

Melissa Breen is an Australian 100 metres and 200 metres runner. Breen broke the Australian record for the women's 100 metre sprint when she clocked 11.11 seconds at the ACT Championships held on 9 Feb 2014 at the Australian Institute of Sport track in Canberra. This broke a record previously held by Melinda Gainsford-Taylor which had stood for more than 20 years.

Breen was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 100 metre event. She has won the Australian national championships in the 100 metre event in 2010 and 2012. She won the 200 metre event at the national championships in 2009 and 2012. She represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 100 metres event, finishing fifth in the semi-finals.