Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | 10 July 2000 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Racewalking |
Club | Aldershot, Farnham & District AC |
Abigail Jennings (born 10 July 2000) is a British racewalking athlete. She has won multiple England and UK national championships, both indoors and outdoors. [1]
Jennings is coached by Verity Snook and is a member of Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club. [2] In February 2020, she won the women's indoor 5000m race walk at the 2020 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow. [3] [4]
In February 2022, she set a personal best of 51:46.2 to finish second at the England Athletics Winter Race Walking Championships over 10,000m. [5] In May 2022, she won the England 20k walks title. [6]
She set a personal best best of 13:40.33 to win the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships title over 3000 metres in February 2023. [7]
In March 2023, she won the England senior title over 10,000 metres at the England Athletics Winter Race Walking Championships in Coventry. [8] She set a personal best over 5000 metres finishing third at the 2023 UK Championships in Manchester in 24:11.68. [9] In June of that year she won national title at the British Grand Prix of Race Walking over 20,000m in Leeds. [10]
She won the England Athletics Championships in July 2023 in Chelmsford in the 5000 metres in 24:37.35, ahead of Hannah Hopper. [11]
In February 2024, she won at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships over 3000 metres in Birmingham. [12] She was runner-up at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in the 5000m race walk in Manchester in June 2024. [13]
She won the British 20km Race Walking Championships in March 2025. [14] She was runner-up at the England Athletics Championships title in July 2025 over 3000 metres behind Hopper. [15] [16]