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Katharine Merry (born 21 September 1974) is an English former sprinter. She achieved the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was the fastest woman in the world over 400 m in 2001, with her career best of 49.59 seconds. She also represented Great Britain at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and won the 200 metres at the 1993 European Junior Championships.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing the Great Britain | |||||
| 1989 | European Junior Championships | Varaždin, Yugoslavia | 7th | 100 m | 11.84 |
| 5th | 200 m | 24.05 | |||
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 8th | 100m | wind: +0.9 m/s) |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.16 | |||
| 1991 | European Junior Championships | Thessaloniki, Greece | 3rd | 200 m | 23.84 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.57 | |||
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 6th | 100m | wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 5th | 200m | wind: +0.3 m/s) | |||
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.62 | |||
| 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 2nd | 100 m | 11.58 |
| 1st | 200 m | 23.35 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.31 | |||
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 22nd (qf) | 200 m | 23.46 |
| 1994 | European Cup | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | 100 m | 11.34 |
| 2nd | 200 m | 23.38 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.46 | |||
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th (sf) | 200m | wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.63 | |||
| 1996 | European Cup | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | 200 m | 22.88 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 19th (qf) | 200 m | 23.17 |
| 8th | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.93 | |||
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 32nd (qf) | 200 m | 23.98 |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | semifinal | 200 m | 23.38 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.66 | |||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 5th | 400 m | 50.52 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 400 m | 49.72 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:25.67 | |||
| Event | Venue | Time | Date |
| 60m (indoors) | Glasgow | 7.34 | 23/01/94 |
| 100m | Birmingham | 11.34 11.27w | 25/06/94 |
| 200m | Barcelona | 22.76 (−1.0w) | 25/07/00 |
| 200m (indoors) | Birmingham | 22.83 | 14/02/99 |
| 300m | Gateshead | 36.00 | 28/08/00 |
| 400m | Athens | 49.59 | 11/06/01 |
| 400m (indoors) | Birmingham | 50.53 | 18/02/01 |
| Preceded byBeverly Kinch | British Champion in 100 m 1994 | Succeeded byPaula Thomas |
| Preceded byAllison Curbishley | British Champion in 400 m 1999 | Succeeded byDonna Fraser |