Niamh Emerson Explained

Niamh Emerson
Nationality:
Birth Date:	22 April 1999
Birth Place:	Shirland, Derbyshire, England
Height:	1.80m
Weight:	67 kg
Country:
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Heptathlon
Club:	Amber Valley
Coach:	David Feeney
Worlds:	2018 IAAF World Junior Heptathlon Champion
Regionals:	2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships Pentathlon Silver medalist
Commonwealth:	2018 Gold Coast Bronze medalist

Niamh Emerson (born 22 April 1999) is an English heptathlete from Shirland, Derbyshire.^{[1] [2]}

In April 2018, Emerson competed in the heptathlon in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, where she came third, winning the bronze medal for England, with a personal best of 6043 points.^[3]

In July 2018, Emerson won heptathlon gold for Great Britain at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, scoring a personal best of 6253 points.^[4]

Competition record

2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia

Event	width=105	Result
100 metre hurdles	14.08 secs
High Jump	1.84 m
Shot put	12.13 m
200 metres	24.83
Long jump	6.06 m
Javelin	40.34 m
800 metres	2:12.18
Heptathlon	6,043

3rd overall. 2018 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist

2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, Tampere, Finland

Event	width=105	Result
100 metre hurdles	13.76 secs
High Jump	1.89 m
Shot put	12.27 m
200 metres	24.80
Long jump	6.31 m
Javelin	39.02 m
800 metres	2:09.74
Heptathlon	6,253

1st overall. 2018 World U20 Gold medalist. 2018 U20 world lead.

2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

Event	width=105	Result
60 metre hurdles	8.54 secs
High Jump	1.87 m
Shot put	13.93 m
Long jump	6.29 m
800 metres	2:12.56
Pentathlon	4,731

2nd overall. 2019 European silver medalist. U20 world record.

Personal bests

Event	width=105	Result
100 metre hurdles	13.76 secs
High Jump	1.89 m
Shot put	13.93 m
200 metres	24.40
Long jump	6.41 m
Javelin	43.95 m
800 metres	2:09.74
Heptathlon	6,253

Notes and References

1. Web site: IAAF: Niamh EMERSON - Profile. iaaf.org. 13 April 2018. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403062909/https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/niamh-emerson-299198. live.
2. Web site: Niamh Emerson. 13 April 2018. 10 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710191257/https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/athletes/niamh-emerson/. live.
3. Web site: Athletics - Combined Events Women's Heptathlon - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. results.gc2018.com. 13 April 2018. 14 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714051152/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/combined-events-women-s-heptathlon.htm. live.
4. Web site: 800 Metres Points IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 iaaf.org. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180717183848/https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u20-championships/iaaf-world-u20-championships-tampere-2018-6082/results/women/heptathlon/800-metres/points. 2018-07-17.