Jamie Webb

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Jamie Webb
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Webb in 2019
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1994-06-01) 1 June 1994 (age 31)
Liverpool, England [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Eventmiddle-distance
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Glasgow 800 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Toruń 800 m

Jamie Webb (born 1 June 1994) [2] is a British athlete who specialises in the 800 metres.

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Biography

Webb won the silver medal at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in the 800 metres. [3] . He won a bronze medal at the same Championships in 2021 in Torún, Poland. His 800-metre best is 1:44.14.[ citation needed ]

Webb podiumed twice at the British Athletics Championships in 2016 and 2019. [4] [5]

Outside of athletics he studies a PhD in chemistry at Loughborough university having previously been a Chemistry teacher at the Harris Academy South Norwood, London. [6]

References

  1. McElwee, Molly (6 March 2019). "European silver medalist Jamie Webb on being back in the classroom: 'It's not every day I step in the room to a round of applause'". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. Webb's IAAF profile
  3. Irish Times article on the race
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. Webb's teacher page on the Harris website