Alexandra Millard

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Alexandra Millard
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s)
Middle distance, long distance, Cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 4:06.91 (Poznan, 2025)
3000m: 8:45.82 (Cork, 2025)
5000m: 15:02.64 (Oordegem, 2025)
5km (road): 15:27 (Battersea, 2025)
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 was a student at Loughborough University before enrolling at Providence College in Rhode Island. [4] [5]

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. [6]

In February 2023, she was selected to compete for Great Britain in the mixed relay alongside competing alongside Callum Elson, Alex Bell and Joe Wigfield at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, New South Wales, as the British team placed sixth overall. [7] [8] In July 2023, she ran a personal best over 1500 metres of 4:11.67 at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo. [9]

She was selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels in December 2023. [10] She won gold as part of the successful British squad which won the U23 team event. [11]

In March 2024, she was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade. [12] In November 2024, she was part of the Providence team which finished third in the 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. [13]

On 2 August, she finished fourth in the final of the 5000 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham. [14]

On 31 December 2025, Millard ran a 15:27 personal best on the road at the Battersea 5K, placing third. [15] Millard was selected for the mixed relay at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee. [16]

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. "No. 11 Friar Women's Cross Country Team To Compete At NCAA Championship On Nov. 23". Friars.com. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. "Battocletti and Hicks reign again in the U23 races in La Mandria Park". European Athletics. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. "IMPRESSIVE SHOWING ACROSS ALL EVENTS FOR GB & NI AT THE 2023 WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 18 Feb 2023. Retrieved 1 Jan 2026.
  8. Adams, Tim (February 1, 2023). "Great Britain sends 17 athletes to World Cross in Australia". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. Rhodes, James (17 July 2023). "Excellent in Espoo – Weekend Round Up". Fast Running. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  10. "40-STRONG GB & NI TEAM BRUSSELS BOUND FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  11. "European Cross Country Championships: Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly claims bronze". BBC Sport. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  12. "GB win World Cross Country mixed relay bronze". BBC Sport. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  13. "Results - NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  14. "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  15. "ALEX BELL AND JOE WIGFIELD RUN 5KM PBS IN BATTERSEA". Athletics Weekly. 31 Dec 2025. Retrieved 1 Jan 2026.
  16. Henderson, Jason (19 December 2025). "MIXED HOPES FOR BRITS AT WORLD CROSS IN TALLAHASSEE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 December 2025.