Abigail Jennings

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Abigail Jennings
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 25)
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]

Biography

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]

References

  1. "Abigail Jennings". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. "WARNER AND SNOOK TAKE SENIOR TITLES AT THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX OF RACE WALKING". British Athletics. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. "BOSWORTH LOWERS NATIONAL RECORD AS 17 BRITISH CHAMPIONS ARE CROWNED ON DAY TWO IN GLASGOW". British Athletics. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. "British Indoor Athletics Championships: Tom Bosworth smashes British 5,000m walk record". BBC Sport. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. "Chris Snook and Erika Kelly take England Athletics Winter Race Walking 10,000m titles". England Athletics. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. "Tom Bosworth and Abigail Jennings take the England 20k walks titles". World Athletics. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  7. "BRILLIANT BAKER BREAKS 37-YEAR-OLD RECORD TO CAP 2023 UK INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  8. "Legon and Jennings take England Senior Titles". England Athletics. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  9. "UK Championships". World Athletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  10. "Jennings and Snook claim national race walking titles". England Athletics. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  11. "England Athletics Senior Open Championships". World Athletics. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  12. "UK Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  13. "UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS 2024: ALL RESULTS - COMPLETE LIST". Olympics.com. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  14. "British 20km Race Walking Championships". World Athletics. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  15. "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships". World Athletics. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  16. "HUGHES STARS AGAIN ON DAY OF STERLING ACTION AT NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.