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Perri shakes drayton biography
Perri Shakes-Drayton
English track and field athlete (born 1988)
Peirresha Alexandra Shakes-Drayton (born 21 December 1988) is a British retired track and field athlete. After specialising in the 400 metres hurdles in the early part of her career, a knee injury at the 2013 World Championships forced Shakes-Drayton to concentrate on the 400 metres on her return to athletics.[2] She is the 2013 European Indoor Champion in the 400 metres and won a 2012 World Indoor Championship gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay.
She has also won silver and bronze medals in the 4 × 400 m relay at the World Championships.
In 2018, Shakes-Drayton took part in the tenth series of the ITV show Dancing on Ice, and in 2023 she participated in the seventh series of Richard Osman's House of Games.
Personal life
Shakes-Drayton was born in east London to Christian parents from Grenada, and grew up in Bow, where she continues to reside.[3] She attended Holy Famil