Isobelle Jones

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Isobelle Jones
Personal information
Born (2007-04-03) 3 April 2007 (age 18)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle-distance running, Cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 4:16.18 (2025)
Mile 4:47.38 (2025)
3000m: 9:29.90 (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Athletics U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Tampere 1500 m

Isobelle Jones (born 3 April 2007) is a British middle-distance and cross country runner. She was a bronze medalist in the 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships. [1]

Biography

She is a member of Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club in the West Midlands. [2] She made her debut for Team England in cross country as part of the victorious England women's junior team in January 2024 at the London International country event at Parliament Hill, alongside Innes Fitzgerald, Eliza Nicholson, and Jess Bailey, also placing ninth in the individual race. [3] In December 2024, she ran for Great Britain at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey as part of the U20 women's team alongside FitzGerlad, Bailey, Eleanor Strevens and Zoe Gilbody. [4]

In 2025, she was selected to represent England U20 at the Hannut CrossCup. [5] The following month, in February 2025, she won in the junior women's race ahead of Eliza Nicholson at the Belgium Cross Cup, a World Athletics World Tour Gold Event. [6]

She won the silver medal on the track in the Senior Girls 1500 meters race at the English Schools Championships in Birmingham in July 2025, with a time of 4:25.60. [7] [8] Later that month she was named as part of the British team for the 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. [9] At the Championships, she came through her preliminary heats for the final with a second place finish, and subsequently won the bronze medal in the final behind her gold medal winning British compatriot Lyla Belshaw, running a personal best time of 4:16.18. [10] [11] [12]

References

  1. "Isobelle Jones". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. Bennett, George (10 July 2025). "Wolverhampton and Bilston athletes to represent West Midlands in prestigious event". Express and Star. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  3. "Report – London International Cross Country, Parliament Hill, London 20/01/24". English Cross Country. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  4. "Zoe Gilbody strikes gold for GB in European Cross Country Championships". Shropshire Star. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  5. "England Team selected for Hannut CrossCup". Englandathlwtics.org. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  6. "Junior Women dominate at the Belgium Cross Cup". EnglanD Athletics. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  7. "ESAA English Schools Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  8. Bennett, George (18 July 2025). "Four medals for Wolverhampton and Bilston athletes at English Schools Championship". Express and Star.
  9. "NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR THE U20 EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  10. "THREE GOLDS FOR BRITAIN ON DAY THREE OF THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  11. "FITZGERALD TAKES 5000M GOLD AT EUROPEAN ATHLETICS UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  12. "Norwegian and British distance doubles on dramatic night". European Athletics. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.