Education
Loughborough University.
Loughborough University.
After winning her school"s 800 m at age 11, her teachers suggested that she join the local athletic club She was the fastest British under-17 girl at 800m (2:0867) and fourth fastest at 1500 m (4:317) in 1999, and the third fastest at 1500 m (4:2810) in 2000. In the English Schools cross country running she was 4th in the Junior girls in 1998 and 3rd in the Intermediates in 1999.
She was 2nd in the Inter-counties U15 cc in 1999.
She finished 4th in the final of the 1500 m in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, resulting in her ranking fourth in the world for the 1500 m. After suffering a stress fracture in her back early in the 2009 season, she finished third in the 1500 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the 1500 m final again, finishing in 10th place. After the race, Dobriskey referred to possible doping by some of her rivals, saying "I don"t believe I"m competing on a level playing field".
In all, six of the nine runners who finished ahead of Dobriskey in the final have been linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs during their careers.