Melissa Breen

ABOUT MELISSA BREEN

After representing her native country at the 2012 Summer Olympics, this Australian sprinter broke the national 100-meter women's record at the 2014 ACT Championships.

After finishing high school at St. Mary MacKillop College, she earned fitness and coaching certificates from the Australian Vocational Training Academy.

At a March, 2013 race held in Sydney, she achieved a time of 23.12 seconds on the 200 meter event.

She was raised in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

She and Olympic medalist Sally Pearson are both Australian-born track & field stars.