Lauren McNeil explained
Lauren McNeil (born 20 December 1999) is a British long distance runner. She was a gold medalist in the team half marathon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Early life
From Buxton in Derbyshire, she attended the University of British Columbia.McNeil won a silver at the CW Championship in Saskatoon in 2021.[2] [3]
Career
She finished tenth running for England the Belgian Cross Cup in 2023.[4] In March 2023, she finished fourth at the English national cross country championships.[5]
She finished second at the London International Cross Country event in January 2024.[6] In March 2024, she was selected for the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, where she finished in 45th place.[7] [8] She finished fifth at the Berlin HalfMarathon in April 2024.[9]
She was selected to run the half marathon for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[10] She won a gold medal in the half marathon team event.[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Lauren McNeil. World Athletics. 9 June 2024.
- Web site: UBCO cross country athlete named 'runner of the week'. Castanet. 9 June 2024. Jayden . Wasney. November 23, 2021.
- Web site: All-Star UBCO undergrad paves the way for international elite athlete recruiting. global.ubc.ca. 9 June 2024. 12 January 2023.
- Web site: An exciting and challenging day of cross country racing in Belgium. England Athletics. 9 June 2024. 14 February 2023.
- Web site: Buxton AC out in force for nationals. Buxton Advertiser. 9 June 2024. John. Lomas. 1 March 2023.
- Web site: ABBIE DONNELLY AND HUGO MILNER TRIUMPH AT LONDON INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY. British Athletics. 9 June 2024. 20 January 2024.
- Web site: ABBIE DONNELLY TO CAPTAIN THE GB & NI TEAM AT THE WORLD ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS. British Athletics. 9 June 2024. 29 March 2024.
- Web site: Chebet reigns supreme as GB captain Donnelly leads by example. Athletics Weekly. 9 June 2024. Jason. Henderson . March 30, 2024.
- Web site: Berlin Half wins for Daniel Ebenyo and Tekle Muluat. 9 June 2024. Athletics Weekly. April 7, 2024.
- Web site: KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024. British Athletics. 28 May 2024. 28 May 2024.
- Web site: Calli Hauger-Thackery leads Britain to European half-marathon team gold. Athletics Weekly. 9 June 2024. Jason. Henderson . June 9, 2024.