Poppy Tank

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Poppy Tank
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 27)
Plymouth, Devon, England [1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event 3000m steeplechase
ClubCity of Plymouth
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000m Steeplechase: 9:53.05 (Brussels, 2024)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Brussels Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Antalya Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tilburg U23 Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lisbon U23 Team
British Athletics Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Manchester 3000m steeplechase

Poppy Tank (born 5 December 1997) is a British steeplechaser and long distance runner. She has represented Great Britain at senior level and in 2023, she became the British national champion in the 3000m steeplechase. [2] [3]

Career

In 2018, Tank was part of the Great Britain U23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 European Cross Country Championships, held in Tilburg, Netherlands. [4] She then won bronze as part of the British U23 team at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon. [5]

Tank came to significant prominence in February 2023, after she was selected for the senior Great Britain team at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships held at Bathurst in Australia, where she competed in the senior women's race. [6]

In July 2023, she won the national championship of Britain, winning the 3,000 metres steeplechase event at the 2023 British Athletics Championships, held in Manchester. [7] She then competed at the Diamond League event in London in July 2023.

She was selected for Great Britain again for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels during December 2023. [8] She won gold as part of the successful British squad which won the team event. [9] In January 2024, Tank ran a 10 km personal best of 32.34 on the road in Valencia. [10]

In May 2024 in Brussels she ran a personal best 9:53.05 for the 3000m steeplechase. [11] In November 2024, she finished third at the Liverpool Cross Challenge. [12] She was selected for the British team for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey. [13] In December 2024, she finished runner-up to Revée Walcott-Nolan in the Battersea New Years Eve 5k in London. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Poppy Tank, Under-23 Women". British Athletics. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Poppy Tank". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Poppy Tank, athlete profile". The Power of 10. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Crumley, Euan (December 9, 2018). "Double European Cross joy for Ingebrigtsens". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Crumley, Euan (December 8, 2019). "Five is the magic number at European Cross". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Plymouth's Poppy Tank earns GB selection for World Cross Country Championships". Plymouth Sports Gazette. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women". UK Athletics . Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "40-STRONG GB & NI TEAM BRUSSELS BOUND FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "European Cross Country Championships: Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly claims bronze". BBC Sport. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Henderson, Jason (January 14, 2024). "Agnes Jebet Ngetich smashes 29min barrier for 10km". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  11. ↑ Rhodes, James (May 27, 2024). "Brilliant BMC & Excellent in Eugene – Weekend Round Up" . Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  12. ↑ Collett, Jasmine (Nov 23, 2024). "Kate Axford and Tomer Tarragano take Euro trials victory in Liverpool". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ANTALYA". British Athletics. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  14. ↑ Adams, Tim (Jan 1, 2025). "Tomer Tarragano beats Tom Keen in enthralling finish at Battersea". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 January 2024.


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