the top of the British rankings; however, she decided not to be part of the team for the European Athletics Championships that summer. She was hoping to make the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing but was unable to regain fitness in time and announced her retirement in July 2008. Competition record Personal life Hansen was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2003 New Year Honours for services to athletics. Hansen has two younger sisters, one of them is her parents' biological child and the other an adopted cousin. She has two children herself. References External links Women's British Indoor Records at UK Athletics 1971 births Living people British female triple jumpers British adoptees British people of American descent Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Great Britain Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Birchfield Harriers European Athletics Championships medalists Members of the Order of the British Empire Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games