Amelia Quirk

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Amelia Quirk
Personal information
Born (1999-12-18) 18 December 1999 (age 24)
Tameside, Greater Manchester, England
Sport
Country United Kingdom
Sport Long-distance running
Medal record
British Athletics Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Manchester 5000 m
British Indoor Athletics Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 3000 m

Amelia Quirk (born 18 December 1999) [1] is a British long-distance runner. She competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. [1] She finished in 79th place. [1]

In 2017, she competed in the junior women's race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda. [2] She did not finish her race. [2]

In 2019, she competed in the women's 5000 metres event at the European Athletics U23 Championships held in Gävle, Sweden. [3] She finished in 12th place. [3] The following year, she won the bronze medal in the women's 5000 metres event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom.

In 2021, she competed in the women's 3000 metres event at the European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Toruń, Poland.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Junior women's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.