Thomas Keen (runner) explained

Thomas Keen
Nationality:	British
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Middle distance
Birth Date:	16 June 2001
Pb:	800m:1:46.18 (Manchester, 2022) 1500m: 3:36.43 (Sydney, 2024)

Thomas Keen (born 16 June 2001) is a British middle distance and cross country runner.^[1]

Early life

Keen is from Cambridgeshire, and studied at Birmingham University.^[2]

Career

As successful junior, he won the European under-18 3000m title in 2018 in Gyor.^[3] In 2020, he broke the British junior 1,500m record whilst racing for England at the Indoor Classic in Vienna, running 3:41.44.^[4]

After moving into the senior ranks, he ran a 1500m PB of 3:36.34 in Australia in February 2024.^[5] In March 2024, he was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas Keen. 30 March 2024. World Athletics.
2. Web site: What next for Thomas Keen, the new U20 1500m British record holder who is faster than Seb Coe at the same age?. Suffolk News. 30 March 2024. Hannah. Dolman. 20 March 2020.
3. Web site: GB’s Thomas Keen wins European U18 gold. Fast Running. 30 March 2024. 5 July 2018.
4. Web site: Cambridge & Coleridge AC star Tom Keen breaks British junior record. Cambridge Independent. 30 March 2024. Mark. Taylor. 5 February 2020.
5. Web site: Training with Jake Wightman pays off for Belgrade-bound Tom Keen. Athletics Weekly. 30 March 2024. Jasmine. Collett . March 27, 2024.
6. Web site: BBC Sport. 30 March 2024. 30 March 2024. GB win World Cross Country mixed relay bronze.