Lauren McNeil

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Lauren McNeil
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1999-12-20) 20 December 1999 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Long distance running
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rome Half marathon team

Lauren McNeil (born 20 December 1999) is a British long distance runner. She was a gold medalist in the team half marathon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships. [1]

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Early life

From Buxton in Derbyshire, she attended the University of British Columbia. McNeil won a silver at the CW Championship in Saskatoon in 2021. [2] [3]

Career

She finished tenth running for England the Belgian Cross Cup in 2023. [4] In March 2023, she finished fourth at the English national cross country championships. [5]

She finished second at the London International Cross Country event in January 2024. [6] In March 2024, she was selected for the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, where she finished in 45th place. [7] [8] She finished fifth at the Berlin Half Marathon in April 2024. [9]

She was selected to run the half marathon for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. [10] She won a gold medal in the half marathon team event. [11]

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References

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  2. Wasney, Jayden (November 23, 2021). "UBCO cross country athlete named 'runner of the week'". Castanet. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. "All-Star UBCO undergrad paves the way for international elite athlete recruiting". global.ubc.ca. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  4. "An exciting and challenging day of cross country racing in Belgium". England Athletics. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  5. Lomas, John (1 March 2023). "Buxton AC out in force for nationals". Buxton Advertiser. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  6. "ABBIE DONNELLY AND HUGO MILNER TRIUMPH AT LONDON INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY". British Athletics. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  7. "ABBIE DONNELLY TO CAPTAIN THE GB & NI TEAM AT THE WORLD ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  8. Henderson, Jason (March 30, 2024). "Chebet reigns supreme as GB captain Donnelly leads by example". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  9. "Berlin Half wins for Daniel Ebenyo and Tekle Muluat". Athletics Weekly. April 7, 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  10. "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. Henderson, Jason (June 9, 2024). "Calli Hauger-Thackery leads Britain to European half-marathon team gold". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 June 2024.