Background
Skeete was born in Sydenham, England and was raised in Swindon.
Skeete was born in Sydenham, England and was raised in Swindon.
At the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, she finished fifth in the final in 13.66.
She represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. She first came to prominence in 1985 as a teenager, winning the first of two English Schools 100 metres hurdles titles. She began 1986 by claiming her first senior national title at the AAAs indoor championships, winning the 60 m hurdles in 8.22 secretaries
In the summer of 1986, Skeete placed second in the 100 m hurdles at both the United Kingdom Championships and the AAAs Championships behind Sally Gunnell and ahead of both Wendy Jeal and Olympic silver medalist Shirley Strong.
In the 1987 indoor season, after retaining her AAAs title, Skeete reached the 60 m hurdles final at both the European Indoor Championships and the World Indoor Championships. At the Europeans in Lievin, she was fifth in 8.07, having run a United Kingdom record of 8.06 in both the heats and semis.
At the World Indoors in Indianapolis, she was sixth in 8.18 secretaries At the World Championships in Rome, she was eliminated in the heats in 13.40.
In 1988, Skeete finished second to Gunnell at the AAAs Championships, earning selection for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South of Korea.
In Seoul, she reached the semi-finals, running 13.23. At the 1990 European Championships in Split, she reached the semi-finals, where she ran 13.37. At the World Championships in Tokyo, she was eliminated in the heats in 13.33.
Skeekte began the 1992 summer season by finishing second at the United Kingdom Championships in June.
Running into a strong headwind, she narrowly lost to Kay Morley-Brown, 13.59 to 13.67. In July at the AAAs Championships, incorporating the Olympic trials, she finished third behind Gunnell and Morley-Brown in a season"s best of 13.28, earning selection for the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
In Barcelona, she was eliminated in the heats in 13.42. The 1992 Olympics would prove to be Skeete"s final appearance at a major Championships.
Skeete"s final top three finish at a national championships came in 1994, when she finished third behind Clova Court and Sally Gunnell at the AAAs Championships.
As of 2015, her lifetime best of 8.06 in the 60 m hurdles, ranks her sixth on the United Kingdom all-time list. In the 100 m hurdles, her best of 13.03, ranks her 13th on the United Kingdom all-time list.