Mark Pearce (runner)

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Mark Pearce
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996 (age 30)
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event
 3000m steeplechase
Club Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers

Mark Pearce (born 19 January 1996) is a British long-distance runner. In 2021 he became the British champion in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was a finalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.

Biography

From the age of 11 years-old Pearce attended St Albans School in Hertfordshire. [1]

On 24 September 2017 Pearce competed at the Berlin Marathon running 2:31.49. [2] On 5 September 2020 he was runner up in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the British Championships beating his personal best by 10 seconds. [3] The time put him 39th for the year, worldwide. [4] In September 2020 he was added to the University of Birmingham Talent Hub, a scheme designed to help talented athletes with a pathway to become world-class performers. [5]

On 26 June 2021 Pearce went one better than his result in the previous year by becoming the British steeplechase champion after winning the title at the 2021 British Athletics Championships. [6]

In February 2024, Pearce was the first finisher home for Team England as he finished eighth at the Armagh International Road Race. [7] In May 2024, he ran a personal best 8:20.83 for the 3000m steeplechase, in Brussels. [8] He was selected to represent Britain in the steeplechase at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024, where he qualified for the final and placed 13th overall. [9] [10] Pearce won the Oxford Half Marathon in October 2024 in 65:20. [11]

On 2 August 2025, he placed third in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, behind Zak Seddon and Phil Norman. [12] [13]

References

  1. ↑ "TEAM GB: Former St Albans pupil sets sights on Olympic dreams as she heads to Tokyo". mynewsmag.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Mark PEARCE | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  3. ↑ "GUNN SHARES INSIGHT INTO BRITISH CHAMPS COACHING SUCCESS". British Athletics.
  4. ↑ "3000 Metres Steeplechase - men - senior - outdoor - 2020". www.worldathletics.org.
  5. ↑ Britton, Robbie (29 October 2020). "London Marathon support for British endurance talent".
  6. ↑ "British Athletics Results". results.britishathletics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "England road running team battle the elements in Armagh". England Athletics. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "IFAM Outdoor". World Athletics. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "13,000 runners turn out for record Oxford Half". Oxford Mail. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  13. ↑ Henderson, Jason (3 August 2025). "MAX BURGIN POWERS TO 1:43.92 WIN OVER 800M AT UK CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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