Montell Douglas
Montell Douglas in 2019 at the Bobsleigh World Cup | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Montell Marcelle Douglas |
| Nickname(s) | "Monty Trackstar" "Monty" "Fire" |
| Born | 24 January 1986 Lewisham, London, England |
| Alma mater | Brunel University |
| Occupations |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Athletics, Bobsleigh |
| Club | Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC |
| Turned pro | 2007 (athletics) 2016 (bobsleigh) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2008 Summer, 2022 Winter |
| Personal best(s) | 60 m 7.25 100 m 11.05 200 m 23.38 |
Montell Marcelle "Monty" Douglas (born 24 January 1986) is a British multi-sports Olympian. Originally a sprinter and former British record holder for the 100 metres at 11.05 seconds, she competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Taking up bobsleigh in 2016 and becoming part of the Great Britain two-woman bobsleigh team the following year, she competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She is one of the two female athletes, the other being Jaqueline Mourão, who participated in both of the Olympic Games hosted by Beijing.
Outside of competing, she went on to appear as "Fire" in the 2024 BBC One reboot of Gladiators, and was subsequently a contestant on the twenty-second series of Strictly Come Dancing.