Laura Zialor Explained

Laura Zialor
Nationality:	British (English)
Birth Date:	4 August 1998
Birth Place:	Buckinghamshire, England
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	High jump
Club:	Marshall Milton Keynes

Laura Zialor (born 4 August 1998) is an English international athlete.^[1] In 2022, she represented Great Britain at the World Championships and European Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Zialor was educated at the University of Birmingham^[3] and won the British indoor high jump title in 2022. She recorded a personal best of 1.91 metres in May 2022.^[4] She had previously won the silver medal at the 2021 British Athletics Championships.^[5]

In 2022, she was selected for the women's high jump event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.^{[1] [4]}

In 2023, she was selected for the British team for the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships held in Chorzów, Silesia, Poland between 20 and 25 June 2023.^[6] Unfortunately, she injured her Achilles whilst competing at the event and had to crowdfund to cover the cost of private surgery as UK Athletics claimed to not be liable, a loophole Zialor campaigned to change.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Commonwealth Games profile . Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd . 31 July 2022.
2. Web site: Laura Zialor . World Athletics . 31 July 2022.
3. Web site: Meet Laura Zialor . University of Birmingham . 31 July 2022.
4. Web site: Team England profile . Team England . 31 July 2022.
5. Web site: Laura Zialor results . The Power of 10 . 31 July 2022.
6. Web site: BRITISH SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS. British Athletics. 8 June 2023. 7 June 2023.
7. Web site: Laura Zialor: Injured high jumper shocked by UK Athletics not paying for operation. 1 July 2023. 1 July 2023. BBC Sport.