Isabelle Boffey Explained

Isabelle Boffey
Birth Date:13 April 2000
Birth Place:Enfield, England[1]
Country:Great Britain
England
Sport:Athletics
Event:800 metres
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Isabelle Boffey (born 13 April 2000) is a British middle-distance runner.[2] A successful junior athlete, she won gold medals in the 800 metres at each of the three age-grade championships in European Athletics – at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships held in Tallinn, the 2019 European U20 Championships in Boras and the 2016 European U18 Championships in Tbilisi.

She first competed for her country as a senior in the women's 800 metres event at the 2021 European Indoor Championships held in Toruń, Poland, finishing sixth.[3] In February 2022, she won the 1000 metres at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix.[4]

In February 2023, the 22-year-old claimed a maiden national title, winning the 800 m at the British Indoor Championships.[5]

Her personal bests for 800 metres are 2:00.18 outdoors (2023) and 2:00.25 indoors (2023).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isabelle Boffey – Profile . 2022-03-13 . British Athletics.
  2. Web site: Truscott . James . 3 April 2018 . Ones to watch: Isabelle Boffey has wisdom and experience beyond her years . Vinco Sport . 7 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Heats results . 7 March 2021 . 5 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210305112036/https://liveresults.european-athletics.com/resEICH21-/pdf/EICH21-/ATH/EICH21-_ATH_C74A_ATHW800M--------------RND1--------.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Rowbottom. Mike. 2022-02-19. Duplantis misses world record by whisker in Birmingham as Hodgkinson excels. 2022-02-21. Inside the Games.
  5. News: 19 February 2023 . Baker breaks championship record to win 1500m gold . en . . 19 February 2023.