' ▁qual ifying ▁standard . ▁After ▁ach ieving ▁Olympic ▁qual ification , ▁Mc Col gan ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁European ▁Athletics ▁Championships ▁in ▁Hels ink i , ▁Finland . ▁ ▁She ▁competed ▁for ▁Great ▁Britain ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁ste e ple ch ase ▁alongside ▁compat ri ot ▁Barbara ▁Parker . ▁Her ▁time ▁of ▁ 9 : 5 4 . 3 6 ▁was ▁not ▁sufficient ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Rio ▁she ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁metres . ▁She ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁I A AF ▁World ▁Ind oor ▁Championships ▁where ▁she ▁finished ▁in ▁a ▁top ▁ten ▁position . ▁In ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁European ▁Athletics ▁Championships ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁silver ▁medal . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Mc Col gan ▁won ▁the ▁Great ▁South ▁Run ▁in ▁Port sm outh . ▁She ▁clock ed ▁ 5 4 : 4 3 , ▁in ▁her ▁ma iden ▁run ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁mile ▁distance . ▁ ▁Her ▁mother ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁race ▁twice ▁previously , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life