Emily Newnham Explained

Emily Newnham
Nationality:British
Sport:Athletics
Birth Date:19 May 2004
Pb:400m: 52.15 (Chelmsford, 2023)
400m hurdles: 57.02 (Jerusalem, 2023)

Emily Newnham (born 19 May 2004) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for Great Britain as a sprinter and a hurdler.[1]

Career

She was English Schools Champion over 400 metres hurdles in 2020,Running a time of 59.22 seconds in Manchester.[2]

2023

She won the British Universities and College (BUCS) indoors 400 metres title in February 2023.[3]

She won the British U20 400m hurdles title in Chelmsford in June 2023 with a time of 58.54 seconds.[4] She was a bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 British Athletics Championships in Manchester in 2023, running a 57.13 personal best.[5] She finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[6]

She made her Diamond League debut at the 2023 Weltklasse Zürich on 31 August 2023.[7]

2024

In February 2024, she won the British Universities and College (BUCS) indoors 400m in a championship record time of to 53.06.[8]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[9] She ran in the final of the event as the British 4x400m team finished fourth overall.[10] She was selected to run the 4x400 metres for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[11]

Personal life

She is from Kent.[12] She is a student at Loughborough University.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emily Newnham. World Athletics. 12 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Young athletes shine at English Schools Champs. Athletics Weekly. Steve. Smythe. July 11, 2022. 12 April 2024.
  3. Web site: BUCS National Results 2023. 12 April 2024. 1 March 2023. Studentsportscompany.
  4. Web site: Full of promise for the future – day 2 of U23 and U20 champs. England Athletics. 12 April 2024. 19 June 2023.
  5. Web site: “There are no limits to what I can do”. Athletics Weekly. 12 April 2024. Euan. Crumley. Jul 9, 2023.
  6. Web site: European Athletics U20 Championships. World Athletics. 12 April 2024. 7 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Women's 400m Results: Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2023. Watch Athletics. 11 May 2024. 31 August 2023.
  8. Web site: 12 April 2024. Abigail Pawlett set for Glasgow after PBs at BUCS Indoor Champs. Steve . Smythe . February 27, 2024 . Athletics Weekly.
  9. Web site: BBC Sport. Ujah returns to British squad for world relays . 11 April 2024. 12 April 2024.
  10. Web site: GB & NI TEAM SECURE FINAL OLYMPIC SPOT AND 4X100M BRONZE AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS. British Athletics. 11 May 2024. 6 May 2024.
  11. Web site: KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024. British Athletics. 28 May 2024. 28 May 2024.
  12. Web site: Kent Schools Track & Field Championships 2019 . Kentonline. 11 June 2019. 11 May 2024.
  13. Web site: Our 2022/23 Scholars. lboro.ac.uk. 11 January 2024.