Alexandra Millard

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Alexandra Millard
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Middle distance, long distance, Cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 4:11.67 (Espoo, 2023)
3000m: 9:02.80 (Watford, 2023)
5000m: 15:27.02 (Boston, 2024)
5km (road): 15:55 (Leicester, 2024)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Belgrade Mixed relay
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Brussels U23 Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Turin U23 Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Turin U23 race

Alexandra Millard (born 31 December 2001) is a British middle distance, long distance, and cross country runner. [1]

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Early life

From Kent, she attended St Edmund's School Canterbury. [2] [3] She is a student at Loughborough University. [4]

Career

She was a bronze medalist in the women's U23 race and gold in the women's U23 team event at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin. [5]

In July 2023, she ran a personal best over 1500 metres of 4:11.67 at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo. [6]

She was selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels in December 2023. [7] She won gold as part of the successful British squad which won the U23 team event. [8]

In March 2024, she was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade. [9]

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References

  1. "Alexandra Millard". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. "St Edmund's Head's Blog". stedmunds.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. Reeves, Thomas (19 November 2022). "Alex Millard of Canterbury-based Invicta East Kent victorious at the British Athletics Cross Challenge". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. "Our 2022/23 Scholars". lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. "Battocletti and Hicks reign again in the U23 races in La Mandria Park". European Athletics. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. Rhodes, James (17 July 2023). "Excellent in Espoo – Weekend Round Up". Fast Running. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. "40-STRONG GB & NI TEAM BRUSSELS BOUND FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. "European Cross Country Championships: Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly claims bronze". BBC Sport. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. "GB win World Cross Country mixed relay bronze". BBC Sport. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.