Emily Newnham

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Emily Newnham
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 20)
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 52.15 (Chelmsford, 2023)
400m hurdles: 57.02 (Jerusalem, 2023)

Emily Newnham (born 19 May 2004) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for Great Britain as a sprinter and a hurdler.[1]

Career

She was English Schools Champion over 400 metres hurdles in 2020, Running a time of 59.22 seconds in Manchester.[2]

2023

She won the British Universities and College (BUCS) indoors 400 metres title in February 2023.[3] She won the British U20 400m hurdles title in Chelmsford in June 2023 with a time of 58.54 seconds.[4] She was a bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 British Athletics Championships in Manchester in 2023, running a 57.13 personal best.[5] She finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[6] She made her Diamond League debut at the 2023 Weltklasse Zürich on 31 August 2023.[7]

2024

In February 2024, she won the British Universities and College (BUCS) indoors 400m in a championship record time of to 53.06.[8] In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[9] She ran in the final of the event as the British 4x400m team finished fourth overall.[10] She was selected to run the 4x400 metres for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[11] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[12]

Personal life

She is from Kent.[13] She is a student at Loughborough University.[14]

References

  1. "Emily Newnham". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. Smythe, Steve (July 11, 2022). "Young athletes shine at English Schools Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. "BUCS National Results 2023". Studentsportscompany. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. "Full of promise for the future – day 2 of U23 and U20 champs". England Athletics. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. Crumley, Euan (Jul 9, 2023). ""There are no limits to what I can do"". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. "Women's 400m Results: Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2023". Watch Athletics. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. Smythe, Steve (February 27, 2024). "Abigail Pawlett set for Glasgow after PBs at BUCS Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. "GB & NI TEAM SECURE FINAL OLYMPIC SPOT AND 4X100M BRONZE AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS". British Athletics. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  13. "Kent Schools Track & Field Championships 2019". Kentonline. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  14. "Our 2022/23 Scholars". lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2024.