| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 27 June 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles: 8.25 (Sheffield, 2024) 100m hurdles: 13.22 (Manchester, 2024) |
Marli Jessop (born 27 June 2003) is a British track and field athlete who competes in sprint hurdles. She is a medalist at the British Athletics Championships over 100 metres hurdles, and the British Indoor Athletics Championships over 60 metres hurdles. [1]
Jessop was initially keen on gymnastics before transitioning into athletics after her older sister Remi started competing. [2] They attended St Joan of Arc Catholic School, Rickmansworth. [3]
In 2022, Jessop became South of England champion for the 60m hurdles and was runner-up in the U20 nationals championship. She also became the British University champion for 60m hurdles with a winning time of 8.28 seconds whilst still 18 years-old. [4] [5] She was selected to compete in the British team for the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in the 100 metres hurdles. [6] Jessop finished third at the British Athletics Championships over 100 metres hurdles in July 2023. [2]
On 17 February 2024, she qualified for the final of the 60m hurdles at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham. In the final she finished in fourth place overall in a time of 8.30 seconds. [7] On 23 February, she was runner-up to Abi Pawlett in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) 60m hurdles in Sheffield with a personal best of 8.25 seconds. [8]
She finished second in the 100m hurdles at the Loughborough International in May 2024. [9] That month she lowered her personal best to 13.30 for the 100m hurdles in Chelmsford. She ran a personal best of 13.22 seconds to qualify for the final of the 100m hurdles at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester on 29 June 2024. [10]
She finished third in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham. [11]
Jessop studied Fine Art at Buckinghamshire New University. [12] In May 2022 her art work was exhibited in London at the Zari Gallery, as part of an The Art of the Athlete exhibition. [13]