Jade O'Dowda explained

Jade O'Dowda
Nationality:	English
Birth Date:	9 September 1999
Birth Place:	Oxford, England
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Heptathlon
Club:	Newham & Essex Beagles

Jade O'Dowda (born 9 September 1999) is an English international athlete. She won a bronze medal in the heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Biography

O'Dowda was educated at Sheffield Hallam University and is the sister of footballer Callum O'Dowda. In 2018, she entered the world's top 40 heptathletes and finished 7th at the World U20 Championships.^{[1] [2]}

A former Oxford City AC athlete,^[3] she won a bronze medal in the women's heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.^{[1] [4] [5]}

O'Dowda represented Great Britain at the 2022 European Championships, finishing seventh^[6] and matched that placing at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.^[7]

After winning the long jump gold medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, O'Dowda was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, to compete in the heptathlon.^{[8] [9]} She finished 10th at the Games in Paris.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Team England profile . Team England . 31 July 2022.
2. Web site: Jade O'Dowda results . The Power of 10 . 31 July 2022.
3. Web site: Commonwealth Games call-up for ex-Oxford City AC . Oxford Mail . 31 July 2022.
4. Web site: Official Commonwealth Games profile . Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd . 31 July 2022.
5. Web site: Johnson-Thompson successfully defends Commonwealth title . England Athletics . 4 August 2022.
6. News: Liam . Rice . Jade O’Dowda finishes seventh in heptathlon at European Championships . 21 August 2022 . Newsquest Media Group . 19 August 2022.
7. Web site: Jade O’Dowda seventh in heptathlon at European Athletics Championships. Oxford Mail. 30 June 2024.
8. Web site: Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad . BBC Sport . 6 July 2024.
9. Web site: TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024. GB Athletics. 5 July 2024.
10. Web site: Katarina Johnson-Thompson denied Olympic gold medal in excruciatingly tight heptathlon – but seals medal pride. Talksport. 9 August 2024.