Jemma Reekie

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Jemma Reekie
Jemma Reekie 2018 (cropped).jpg
Jemma Reekie in 2018
Personal information
Born (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 23)
Kilbarchan, Scotland
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
ClubKilbarchan AAC[1]
Coached byAndy Young (2015–)
Arthur Smith (–2015)

Jemma Reekie (born 6 March 1998) is a Scottish middle-distance runner.[2] She won two gold medals at the 2019 European U23 Championships in Gävle, in addition to one won at the 2017 European U20 Championships in Grosseto.[3] In 2020 she set new British records for the indoor 800m and mile.[4]

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 1st 1500 m 4:13.25
2018 World Cup London, United Kingdom 3rd 1500 m 4:09.05
European Championships Berlin, Germany 15th (h) 1500 m 4:10.35
2019 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 11th (h) 1500 m 4:13.44
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 1st 800 m 2:05.19
1st 1500 m 4:22.81
World Championships Doha, Qatar 32nd (h) 1500 m 4:12.51
2021 Monaco Herculis Fontvieille, Monaco 2nd 800m 1:56:96
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 800m 1:56:90
Prefontaine Classic Eugene, Oregon 8th 800m 2:00:27
Weltklasse Zürich Diamond League Final Zürich, Switzerland 4th 800m 1:58:61

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

Indoor

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Power of 10 profile". Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ Jemma Reekie at World Athletics
  3. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Jemma Reekie breaks British indoor mile and 1500m records in New York". The Guardian. 9 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.


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