Jess Bailey

Jess Bailey

Personal information
Born	(2006-08-02) 2 August 2006 (age 19)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long distance running
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Great Britain European Cross Country Championships 2024 Antalya U20 race 2024 Antalya U20 team European U18 Championships 2022 Jerusalem 3000m

Jess Bailey (born 2 August 2006) is a British runner. She won the U20 race at the 2021 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. ^[1]

Early life

From Cumbria, she attended Ulverston Victoria High School in Ulverston. ^[2]

Career

She won the silver medal over 3000 metres at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, in July 2022 finishing behind Sofia Thøgersen and ahead of Turkish runner Edibe Yağız in the medal positions. ^{[3] [4]} She won individual and team golds in the U20 mountain races at the 2021 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand in November 2022. ^{[5] [6]}

She finished eighth in the 3000 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024. ^[7] She set a new British U20 5km road record in Barrowford in November 2024, running 15:25 to take seven seconds off the previous mark set by Innes FitzGerald. ^[8]

On 23 November 2024, she finished runner-up to FitzGerald in the junior women’s race at the Liverpool Cross Challenge. ^[9] She was subsequently selected for the British U20 team for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, winning silver in the individual race behind FitzGerald, with both winning gold medals in the team event. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

At the beginning of February 2025, she won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) cross country title. ^[13] She finished fourth over 3000 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 23 February 2025. ^[14] She ran a 8:55.00 to win over 3000 metres in Birmingham in June 2025. ^[15]

Personal life

She attends the University of Birmingham. ^[16]

References

1. "Jess Bailey". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
2. "Ulverston student lands silver medal for GB at European Athletics Championships". uwemail.co.uk. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
3. "TRIO CROWNED EUROPEAN U18 CHAMPION ON DAY THREE IN JERUSALEM". British Athletics. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
4. "European Athletics U18 Championships". World Athletics. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
5. Barden, Katy (Dec 26, 2022). "How Jess Bailey won global mountain running gold". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
6. "Furness teen lands two gold medals for Team GB at World Mountain and Trail Running Championships". uwemail. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
7. "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
8. Adams, Tim (Nov 10, 2024). "British U20 5km record in Barrowford". Athletics Weekly.
9. Collett, Jasmine (Nov 23, 2024). "Kate Axford and Tomer Tarragano take Euro trials victory in Liverpool". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
10. "GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ANTALYA". British Athletics. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
11. "Ingebritsen wins euro cross country title". BBC Sport. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
12. "U20 favourites FitzGerald and Laros live up to expectations". European Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
13. Hemderson, Jason (1 February 2025). "BUCS GLORY FOR JESS BAILEY AND TOMER TARRAGANO". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
14. Henderson, Jason (23 Feb 2025). "George Mills leads Euro qualifiers at UK Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
15. Collett, Jasmine (14 June 2025). "EMILE CAIRESS AND MEGAN KEITH CLAIM BRITISH 10,000M TITLES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
16. Henderson, Jason (Dec 9, 2024). "Birmingham University rise to the challenge in Antalya". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 December 2024.