Poppy Malik

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Poppy Malik
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
SportTrack and field
Event 400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 51.82 s (Birmingham, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Bergen 4x400 m relay
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Cali 4×400 m relay

Poppy Malik (born 27 November 2003) is a British sprinter who competes primarily over 400 metres. [1]

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Early life

From Nottingham, she attended South Nottinghamshire Academy and then Loughborough University. [2] [3]

Career

She was part of the British 4x400 relay team which went on to win a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. [4] [5] [6]

She finished third behind winner Keely Hodgkinson at the England U23 Championship, over 400m in Chelmsford, in June 2023. [7]

In May 2024, she became British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) outdoor champion over 400 metres. [8] That month, she also won over that distance at the Loughborough International. [9]

She qualified for the final of the women's 400 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham. She was selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn to compete individually and in the 4 × 400 m relay. [10] [11] In the individual 400 metres she ran an indoor personal best of 52.62 seconds. [12] [13] She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025. [14] [15] In June 2025, she ran a 400m personal best of 52.06 seconds in Geneva. [16]

She was named in the British team for the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, placing fifth in the final of the 400 metres. [17] [18] Later in the championships, she ran as part of the gold medal winning British 4 x 400 metres relay team. [19] On 3 August, she ran a personal best of 51.82 seconds for fifth in the final of the 400 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham. [20] She was selected for the British relay pool at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [21]

References

  1. "Poppy Malik". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. Churcher, Dan. "A-levels 2022: South Nottinghamshire Academy reports outstanding results". Newark Advertiser. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. "Our 2023/24 Scholars". lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. "British juniors all set for Cali". Athletics Weekly. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  6. "WOMEN'S 4X400M RELAY AND 800M MEN REACH FINALS AT WORLD U20S". British Athletics. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  7. "England U23 Championships: Keely Hodgkinson wins 400m title in championship record". BBC Sport. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  8. "University students triumph at BUCS Championships". Athletics Weekly. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  9. "England triumph at Loughborough International". England Athletics. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  10. "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". British Athletics. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  11. Henderson, Jason (26 February 2025). "Molly Caudery leads British team for European Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  12. "Women's 400m Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  13. Crumley, Euan (7 March 2025). "Agony for Amber Anning at European Indoors". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  14. "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  15. "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS 2025". British Athletics. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  16. "Atleticageneve - EAP". 21 June 2025.
  17. Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  18. "Euroepan Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  19. Broadbent, Chris (20 July 2025). "Great Britain and Spain win thrilling 4x400m finals in European U23 records". European Athletics. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  20. "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  21. Henderson, Jason (26 August 2025). "BRITISH TEAM NAMED FOR WORLD CHAMPS IN TOKYO". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 August 2025.