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Melissa Breen
- Born
- Sep 17, 1990 (36 years old)
- Birthplace
- Canberra, Australia
- Events
- 100 m · 60 m
- Height
- 1.74 m
- Weight
- 65 kg
Melissa Breen (born 17 September 1990) is an Australian 100 metres and 200 metres runner. Breen broke the Australian record for the women's 100 m 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 under ideal conditions with a 1.9 mps following wind, warm conditions and 600+ metres elevation. 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 m event. She has won the Australian national championships in the 100 m event in 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. She won the 200 m event at the national championships in 2009 and 2012.
She represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 100 m event, finishing fifth in the semi-finals. She was also selected in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK, and the subsequent 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. in 2025, she was inducted into ACT Sport Hall of Fame as an Athlete Member.
As of Nov 4, 2026: 100 m 11.11 (#345 all-time), 60 m 7.30, 2020 season best 11.76 (Feb 29, 2020, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra (AUS)) · 36 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 100m | 11.76 | +1.3 | Feb 29, 2020 | AIS Athletics Track, Canberra (AUS) |
| 2019 | 60m | 7.44 | +1.7 | Jan 12, 2019 | Canberra (AUS) |
| 2019 | 100y | 10.66 | +2.5 | Jan 12, 2019 | – |
| 2019 | 100m | 11.65 | +1.0 | Feb 16, 2019 | Canberra (AUS) |
| 2018 | 100m | 11.65 | +2.1 | Apr 8, 2018 | Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast |
| 2018 | 4x100m | 43.76 | – | Mar 28, 2018 | Brisbane Queensland International Track Classic, Brisbane |
| 2017 | 100y | 10.59 | +0.3 | Jan 21, 2017 | – |
| 2017 | 100m | 11.33 | +2.0 | Feb 17, 2017 | Canberra (AUS) |