Eliza Nicholson (runner) explained

Eliza Nicholson
Nationality:British
Sport:Athletics
Birth Date:29 May 2007
Pb:3000m: 9.24:17 (Chelmsford, 2023)

Eliza Nicholson (born 29 May 2007) is a British long distance runner.[1]

Early life

From Sevenoaks in Kent, Nicholson was a child actress. She attended Mander Portman Woodward school. She took up distance running in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.[2]

Career

A member of Sevenoaks Athletics Club, Nicholson finished fifth at the British Schools Cross Country Championships in March 2023.[3]

She ran 9:30.05 for the 3000m in the U17s category at the South of England Senior and U20 Championships in June 2023.[4] She won the silver medal at the England Athletics U20 Women’s 3000m at Chelmsford in June 2023, aged 16 years-old. Her time was a personal best of 9:24.17.[5] Nicholson won gold on her schools international debut, in Grangemouth, Scotland, at the SIAB Home International meet, winning the intermediate girls’ 3000m race by around 20 seconds in 9:25.85.[6]

In August 2023, she won bronze in the women's 3000m event in a time of 9:26.00 at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.[7] [8]

In 2024, she was runner up to Innes FitzGerald at the English Schools Cross Country Championship.[9] In March 2024, she finished as runner up to FitzGerald at the UK Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships at Wollaton Park to earn an automatic place on the British U20 team for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia alongside Natasha Phillips and Innes FitzGerald.[10] [11] She finished in 25th place, as Britain finished fifth in the team U20 event.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eliza Nicholson. World Athletics. 9 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Trinbago 2023: From Matilda to middle distance bronze for Eliza Nicholson. Team England. 9 March 2024. 31 October 2023.
  3. Web site: England debut for Sevenoaks athlete. 9 March 2024. Local Sports News. Steve. Rowley. March 27, 2023.
  4. Web site: Herne Hill Harriers’ round-up: Eliza Nicholson achieves Commonwealth Youth Games qualifying time . 9 March 2024. Local Sports News. Steve. Rowley. 15 June 2023.
  5. Web site: 22 June 2023. Geoff. Jerwood. England U20 Champs Silver medal for Eliza in Chelmsford. Hernehillharriers. 9 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Geoff . Jerwood. 9 March 2024. Herne Hill Harriers round-up: Eliza Nicholson wins gold on schools international debut. London News Online. 20 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Terrific Thursday for Team England at the Commonwealth Youth Games. England Athletics. 11 August 2023. 9 March 2024.
  8. Web site: Thrilling final athletics session concludes with close mixed relays at Trinbago 2023. Insidethegames.biz. 9 March 2024. Patrick. Burke . 10 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Eliza Nicholson: from West End to World Cross. Athletics Weekly. 27 March 2024. Jasmine. Collett. March 26, 2024.
  10. Web site: Abbie Donnelly and Calum Johnson win Inter-Counties crowns. Athletics Weekly . March 10, 2024 . March 10, 2024 .
  11. Web site: British Athletics. GB& NI TEAM ARE BELGRADE-BOUND FOR THE 2024 WORLD ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. 14 March 2024. 14 March 2024.
  12. Web site: FitzGerald and Bailey finish top Europeans in Belgrade. Atheltics Weekly. Jason . Henderson . March 30, 2024 .

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