Brooke Ironside

Brooke Ironside

Personal information
Born	(2003-06-18) 18 June 2003 (age 22)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60m: 7.37 (London, 2025) 100m: 11.47 (Rhede, 2024) 200m: 23.11 (Karlstad, 2024)

Brooke Ironside (born 18 June 2003) is a British sprinter. ^[1]

Biography

A member of Bournemouth Athletics Club in Dorset, ^[2] Ironside studied Sport, Exercise and Health science at AECC University College in Bournemouth. ^[3]

2024

Ironside won the 200 metres in a championships best of 23.37 at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Indoor Championships in February 2024, also placing third over 60 metres. ^{[4] [5]} That month, she placed third in the 200 metres at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships behind Ama Pipi and Success Eduan, running 23.68 in both her semi-final and the final. ^[6] She achieved a personal best 23.21 seconds in finishing sixth in the 200 metres final at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, won by Dina Asher-Smith in July 2024. ^[7] That summer, she lowered her personal best for the 200 metres to 23.11 seconds at the Folksam Grand Prix in Sweden. ^[8]

2025

Ironside won the 200 metres at the 2025 BUCS Indoor Championships in 23.60 seconds in February 2025. ^[9] She reached the final of the 200 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham later that month, placing fourth overall after winning her heat and her semi-final races. ^[10] That summer, she was named in the British team for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany, where she qualified for the final of the 200 metres, placing seventh overall. ^{[11] [12]}

2026

On 14 February 2026, competing at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships, she qualified for the final and placed third overall the following day from lane two, finishing behind Renee Regis and Hannah Brier. ^[13]

References

1. "Brooke Ironside". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
2. Fialho, Duarte (January 30, 2026). "Kings Park Stadium closure leaves local athletes without track". buzz.Bournemouth.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
3. "Brooke Ironside: "I can still pursue my athletics career whilst studying"". hsu.ac.uk. 17 Apr 2024. Retrieved 31 Jan 2026.
4. Smythe, Steve (February 27, 2024). "Abigail Pawlett set for Glasgow after PBs at BUCS Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 Feb 2026.
5. "Double 200m Gold for Brooke". Bournemouthac. Mar 1, 2024. Retrieved 16 Feb 2026.
6. "UK Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 Feb 2024. Retrieved 16 Feb 2026.
7. "Melissa Courtney-Bryant misses out on Olympics". Bournemouth Echo. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
8. "Folksam Grand Prix Karlstad". World Athletics. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 16 Feb 2026.
9. "BUCS Athletics: Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 14 Feb 2025. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
10. Brawn, Richard (Sep 6, 2025). "Ollie and Brooke burst onto national stage at UK Championships". Bournemouthac.co.uk. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
11. Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
12. "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
13. "REGIS TURNS BACK THE CLOCK WITH RECORD RUN AT NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 15 Feb 2026. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.