Jack Rowe (runner) explained

Jack Rowe
Nationality:British
Sport:Athletics
Event:3000m
Birth Date:30 January 1996
Pb:1500m: 3:41.23 (Watford, 2022)
Mile: 3:58.76 (London 2021)
3000m: 7:38.35 (Boston 2024)
5000m: 13:23.00 (Los Angeles, 2023)
10000m: 28:20.31 (London, 2022)
Half marathon: 1:01:08 (London, 2023)

Jack Rowe (born 30 January 1996) is a British long-distance runner.[1]

Early life

Born in Norwich, Rowe attended St Mary's University, Twickenham and the University of San Francisco.[2]

Career

In 2020 he won silver in the 5000m at the British Championships.[3] In December 2021 he finished eighteenth at the European Cross Country Championship that took place in Fingal, Dublin.[4]

He was selected for the Great Britain squad to compete in the 3000m, for the 2021 and 2023 European Indoor Athletics Championships, held at the Arena Toruń in Poland, and the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul respectively.[5] In 2021 and 2023 Rowe qualified for the final in the 3000m race.[6] [7]

In September 2023, he won The Big Half in London.[8] His time met the qualifying mark for the half-marathon at the inaugural World Road Running Championships, held in October 2023 in Riga.[9] In September 2023, he also won the Vitality London 10,000m in a time of 28:13.[10]

In January 2024, he ran a new 3000m indoors personal best of 7:38.35 in Boston, Massachusetts.[11] In May 2024, he was selected to run the 5000 metres for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[12] Competing at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester he placed third overall on 30 June 2024.[13] He ran an outdoor personal best of 7:38.70 over 3000m at the 2024 London Athletics Meet.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jack Rowe. World Athletics. February 25, 2023.
  2. Web site: Jack Rowe. usfdons.com. February 25, 2023.
  3. Web site: September 5, 2020. British Athletics Championships: Silvers for Davies and Rowe in Manchester. May 25, 2023. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: I see everything as multiples of my rent. viewsfromtheconcourse.com. December 13, 2021. February 25, 2023.
  5. Web site: GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. British Athletics. February 22, 2023. February 22, 2023.
  6. Web site: European Indoor Athletics Championships: Holly Archer wins 1,500m silver after successful appeal. Sky Sports. March 7, 2021. February 25, 2023.
  7. Web site: European Indoor Championships: Laura Muir wins 1500m gold for fifth indoor title. BBC Sport. March 4, 2023. March 4, 2023.
  8. Web site: Mo Farah finishes fourth in The Big Half in final London race. 3 September 2023. 3 September 2023. BBC Sport.
  9. Web site: Six Brits qualify for half-marathon in Riga. Athletics Weekly. 3 September 2023. Tim. Adams. September 3, 2023.
  10. Web site: Jack Rowe in great form in Vitality London 10,000. Steve. Smythe. September 26, 2023 . Athletics Weekly.
  11. Web site: Amber Anning breaks Katharine Merry's British indoor 200m record. Athletics Weekly. 27 January 2024. Jason. Henderson . January 27, 2024.
  12. Web site: KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024. British Athletics. 28 May 2024. 28 May 2024.
  13. Web site: High drama for Paris contenders at thrilling Olympic trials. 1 July 2024. Athletics Weekly. Jason. Henderson . June 30, 2024.
  14. Web site: Hudson-Smith & Hodgkinson shine at Diamond League . Harry. Poole. 20 July 2024. 20 July 2024.

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