Beki Smith
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rebecca Lee |
| Nickname(s) | Babsie, Beki |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 25 November 1986 |
| Height | 160 cm (63 in) (2012) |
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 20km Road Walk |
Rebecca "Beki" Lee (born 25 November 1986)
Personal
Nicknamed Babsie and Beki,[1][2] Lee was born on 25 November 1986.[2]
She is from New South Wales.[1]
She attended Minchinbury Public School and Colyton Public School[2] before going to high school at Rooty Hill High School and St Marys Senior High School.[1][2]
She attended the Australian College of Physical Education where she started work on a Bachelor of Sports Business [1][2] in 2007.[2]
As of 2012[update], she lives in Canberra.[2]
She is right handed.[1]
She is 160 centimetres (63 in) tall and weighs 47 kilograms (104 lb).[2]
Athletics
She competes in the 20km Road Walk events.[2] She started race walking when she was seven years old.[1]
She competes for the Asics West athletics club.[1][2][2]
She was coached by Marilyn Pearson from 2003 to 2010.[2] Brent Vallance then became her coach and is her coach as of 2012.[2]
Before competitions, her pre-race ritual involves listening to Bob Dylan.[1]
Her personal best finish in an international competition was tenth place in the 20km race walk with a time 1:35.35 set at the Taicang, China hosted 2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge.[1]
She finished tenth in the 20km walk at the 2011 IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Taicang, China.[2]
She finished tenth in the 20km walk at the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China.[2]
She finished second in the 20km walk at the 2011 Australian Race Walking Championships in Melbourne, Australia.[2]
She did not finish in the 20km walk at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Challenge in Taicang, China.[2]
She finished fourth in the 20km walk at the 2012 Oceania & Australian Race Walking Championships in Hobart, Australia.[2]
She was disqualified from the 20km walk at the 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Saransk, Russia.[2]
She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 20km walk event.[3]
