Jade O'Dowda

Jade O'Dowda

O'Dowda in 2024
Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 25) Oxford, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Heptathlon
Club	Newham & Essex Beagles
Medal record Representing   England Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Heptathlon

Jade O'Dowda (born 9 September 1999) is an English international athlete. She won a bronze medal in the heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Biography

O'Dowda was educated at Sheffield Hallam University and is the sister of footballer Callum O'Dowda. They both are the Grandchildren of the late Irish singer Brendan O'Dowda who sang "Pretty Irish Girl" in the Walt Disney film " Darby O' Gill and the little people. In 2018, she entered the world's top 40 heptathletes and finished 7th at the World U20 Championships. ^{[1] [2]}

A former Oxford City AC athlete, ^[3] she won a bronze medal in the women's heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. ^{[1] [4] [5]}

O'Dowda represented Great Britain at the 2022 European Championships, finishing seventh ^[6] and matched that placing at the 2024 European Athletics Championships. ^[7]

After winning the long jump gold medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, O'Dowda was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, to compete in the heptathlon. ^{[8] [9]} She finished 10th at the Games in Paris. ^[10]

In February 2025, O'Dowda won the silver medal in the long jump at the British Indoor Championships, behind fellow Oxfordshire athlete Alice Hopkins. ^[11]

References

1. "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
2. "Jade O'Dowda results". The Power of 10. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
3. "Commonwealth Games call-up for ex-Oxford City AC". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
4. "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
5. "Johnson-Thompson successfully defends Commonwealth title". England Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
6. Liam, Rice (19 August 2022). "Jade O'Dowda finishes seventh in heptathlon at European Championships". Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
7. "Jade O'Dowda seventh in heptathlon at European Athletics Championships". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
8. "Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
9. "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
10. "Katarina Johnson-Thompson denied Olympic gold medal in excruciatingly tight heptathlon – but seals medal pride". Talksport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
11. "Oxfordshire athletes battle for UK long jump gold medal". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 25 February 2025.

External links

• Jade O’Dowda at World Athletics