| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Cross Country running | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 5000m: 14:51.96 (2021) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Stone (born 26 January 2002) is a British runner. He was a bronze medalist in the individual U23 race and gold medalist in the team U23 event at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships. [1]
He is from Hendon, and is a member of Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers. [2] He trains at the University of Birmingham alongside compatriot Will Barnicoat. [3] In 2022, he placed second behind Will Barnicoat in their age-group race at the British National Cross Country Championships. His progress was stalled after the discovery of neuroendocrine tumours in the lining of his bowel which required surgery. [4] Additionally, in 2023 he suffered an injury that would require two surgeries. [5]
He won the U23 race at the Liverpool Cross Challenge ahead of Barnicoat in November 2024. [6] He was subsequently selected for the European Cross Country Championships, in which he won bronze in the individual U23 race and gold in the team race. [7] [8] [9]
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