Jennifer Nesbitt

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Jennifer-Louise Nesbitt (born 24 January 1995), also known as Jenny Nesbitt, is a British long-distance runner. [1] [2] She represented Wales in the 10000m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [3]

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In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. [4] She finished in 34th place. [4]

Major competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeSource
2016 Reading Half Marathon Reading, United Kingdom 1stHalf marathon01:12:54 [1] [2]
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 6th 10,000 m 00:33:50.37[ citation needed ]
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 5th 10,000 m 00:34:01.34 [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jennifer Nesbitt". Power of 10. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Vitality Reading Half Marathon 2016 – Provisional Results" (PDF). Vitality Reading Half Marathon. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. Athletics | Women's 10,000m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 176. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. "Womens 10000M Results" (PDF). Taipei 2017 - 29th Summer Universiade. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2018.