Jamie Webb Explained

Jamie Webb
Nationality:British
Birth Date:1 June 1994
Birth Place:Liverpool, England[1]
Sport:Athletics
Event:800 metres

Jamie Webb (born 1 June 1994)[2] is a British athlete who won the silver medal at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in the 800 metres.[3] He won a bronze medal at the same Championships in 2021 in Torún, Poland. Outside of athletics he studies a PhD in chemistry at Loughborough university having previously been a Chemistry teacher at the Harris Academy South Norwood, London.[4] His 800-metre best is 1:44.14.

Notes and References

  1. News: European silver medalist Jamie Webb on being back in the classroom: 'It’s not every day I step in the room to a round of applause'. McElwee. Molly. 2019-03-06. The Telegraph. 2019-05-19. en-GB. 0307-1235.
  2. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/jamie-webb-296513 Webb's IAAF profile
  3. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/mark-english-and-ciara-mageean-both-take-bronze-in-glasgow-1.3812997 Irish Times article on the race
  4. https://www.harristraintoteach.com/185/meet-our-team/person/70/jamie-webb-chemistry-trainee Webb's teacher page on the Harris website