| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 December 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Middle-distance running, Long-distance running, Cross country running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:38.25 (2025) Mile: 3:58.15 (2025) 3000m: 7:52.36 (2025) 5000m: 13:33.81 (2025) Road 5km 13:52 (2025) 10km: 28:46 (2024) |
Jacob Cann (born 22 December 2000) is a British middle-, long-distance, and cross country runner. He represented Great Britain at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships. [1]
Cann was educated at the University of San Francisco, [2] and is a member of Newham & Essex Beagles. His parents, Neil and Di, live in Cheltenham, where in January 2025 Cann set a new course record to win the Linda Franks 5 Mile road race. [3] The following month, he was included in the England Team selected for the 2025 Cross Country Home Countries International. [4] He also competed for England in races in Belgium and Spain in 2025. That summer, Cann set personal bests in every distance he ran on the track, including a maiden sub-four minute mile. [2]
Cann placed fifth in the 9.6km race at the 2025 Cardiff Cross Challenge in Wales, a gold race part of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour in November 2025. [5] [6] He then placed fourth at the Liverpool Cross Challenge later that month. [7] He was subsequently selected for the Great Britain team to compete at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal in December 2025, placing 29th overall. [8] [9] That month, he was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, where he placed 71st overall in January 2026. [10] [11]