Emily Newnham

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Emily Newnham
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 20)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 52.15 (Chelmsford, 2023)
400m hurdles: 57.02 (Jerusalem, 2023)

Emily Newnham (born 19 May 2004) is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for Great Britain as a sprinter and a hurdler. [1]

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Career

She was English Schools Champion over 400 metres hurdles in 2020, Running a time of 59.22 seconds in Manchester. [2]

2023

She won the British Universities and College (BUCS) indoors 400 metres title in February 2023. [3]

She won the British U20 400m hurdles title in Chelmsford in June 2023 with a time of 58.54 seconds. [4] She was a bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 British Athletics Championships in Manchester in 2023, running a 57.13 personal best. [5] She finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem. [6]

She made her Diamond League debut at the 2023 Weltklasse Zürich on 31 August 2023. [7]

2024

In February 2024, she won the British Universities and College (BUCS) indoors 400m in a championship record time of to 53.06. [8]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. [9] She ran in the final of the event as the British 4x400m team finished fourth overall. [10] She was selected to run the 4x400 metres for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [11]

Personal life

She is from Kent. [12] She is a student at Loughborough University. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Emily Newnham". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Smythe, Steve (July 11, 2022). "Young athletes shine at English Schools Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "BUCS National Results 2023". Studentsportscompany. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Full of promise for the future – day 2 of U23 and U20 champs". England Athletics. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ↑ Crumley, Euan (Jul 9, 2023). ""There are no limits to what I can do"". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Women's 400m Results: Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2023". Watch Athletics. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ↑ Smythe, Steve (February 27, 2024). "Abigail Pawlett set for Glasgow after PBs at BUCS Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "GB & NI TEAM SECURE FINAL OLYMPIC SPOT AND 4X100M BRONZE AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS BAHAMAS". British Athletics. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Kent Schools Track & Field Championships 2019". Kentonline. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Our 2022/23 Scholars". lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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