Lucy Hadaway

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Lucy Hadaway
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2000-06-11) 11 June 2000 (age 25)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Long jump
ClubCity of York AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Long jump 6.73m (Limassol, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Athletics U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Tallinn Long jump
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Nassau Long jump

Lucy Hadaway (born June 11 2000) is a British track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. [1]

Career

She is a member of the City of York Athletic Club. [2] [3] She was a bronze medallist in the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games. [4] She finished sixth in the long jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere in 2018 with a jump of 6.13 metres. [5] She was a bronze medalist at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia with a jump of 6.63 metres. [6] [7]

She jumped a personal best 6.73 metres in May 2023 in Cyprus. [8] [9] She was selected for the British team for the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships held in Chorzów, Silesia, Poland between 20 and 25 June 2023, placing sixth with a jump of 6.43 metres as the British team placed fifth overall. [10] [11] She finished third at the 2023 British Athletics Championships in Manchester. [12] In October 2023, she was included in the recipients of UK Athletics funding. [13]

She won the England Athletics Championships title in July 2025 with a jump of 6.50 metres. [14] She again jumped 6.50 metres (+3.8) to place second behind Jazmin Sawyers at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships. [15] [16]

References

  1. "Lucy Hadaway". World Athletics.
  2. "Silver lining as Lucy Hadaway jumps to it". York Press. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. "City of York star Lucy Hadaway breaks Olympic heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson's record". York Press. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. "More great performances in U23 and U20 Championships". England Athletics. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. "IAAF World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. "Britain win four medals on last day of Euro U23 Champs as Italy top table". Athletics Weekly. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  7. "Ceh breaks championship record to win in Tallinn". World Athletics. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  8. "Preview: England Athletics Senior & Para Open Championships, Chelmsford, July 22-23". England Athletics. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  9. "Cyprus International Athletics Meeting". World Athletics. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  10. "European Athletics Team Championships: Captain Bianca Williams stars as Great Britain finish fifth". BBC Sport. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  11. "BRITISH SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  12. "UK Championships". World Athletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  13. "Paris 2024 Olympics: Katarina Johnson-Thompson & Josh Kerr in UK Athletics' funding programme". BBC Sport. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  14. "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  15. "UK Championships". World Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  16. "HUGHES STARS AGAIN ON DAY OF STERLING ACTION AT NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.