| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 April 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle distance running |
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Medal record | |
Joshua Lay (born 11 April 2000) is a British middle distance and cross country runner.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 April 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | |
Medal record | |
Joshua Lay (born 11 April 2000) is a British middle distance and cross country runner.
He attended Northampton School for Boys between 2011 and 2018 before attending Loughborough University. As a teenager he became the first athlete since Sebastian Coe to be English Champion, English Schools Champion and British Universities Champion simultaneously. [1] [2]
He is a member of Rugby & Northampton Athletics Club. [3] In 2019, he was a bronze medalist at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Boras over 1500 metres. [4] He won the British Milers Club 800 metres race in July 2020 in a time of 1:48.75. [5] He reached the final at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships over 1500 meters in Tallinn. [6]
In November 2023 following a three-year struggle with shin injuries, Lay won the senior short course relay trial at the Liverpool Cross Challenge. [7] In December 2023, he was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels. [8]
He defended his short course title at the Liverpool across Challenge in November 2024 and was subsequently selected for the British mixed relay team which won the bronze medal at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey alongside Maddie Deadman, Elise Thorner and Tyler Bilyard. [9] [10] [11]
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