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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:43.48 (2024) 3000m: 7:59.99 (2024) 5000m: 13:51.24 (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward Bird (born 11 January 2005) is a British long-distance runner. He was a bronze medalist at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 3000 metres. [1]
He was a bronze medalist at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships over 3000 metres. [2] That year, he finished inside the top 10 at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in the under-20 race in Italy. [3]
In the February or the following year, he was selected to compete at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia. [4] He was first British man to finish in the men’s U20 race, placing eighteenth and helped the British team to a fifth overall finish in the team event. [5]
He won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 3000 metres. [6] [7]
In October 2024, he was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British male junior. [8] In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025. [9]
He was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen. [10]
From Dorset, he is a member of Poole Athletics Club. [11] [12] He attends the University of Kentucky. [13]
