Thomas Keen (runner)

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Thomas Keen
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-06-16) 16 June 2001 (age 23)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Middle distance
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m:1:46.18 (Manchester, 2022)
1500m: 3:36.43 (Sydney, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Belgrade Mixed relay

Thomas Keen (born 16 June 2001) is a British middle distance and cross country runner. [1]

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Early life

Keen is from Cambridgeshire, and studied at Birmingham University. [2]

Career

As successful junior, he won the European under-18 3000m title in 2018 in Győr. [3] In 2020, he broke the British junior 1,500m record whilst racing for England at the Indoor Classic in Vienna, running 3:41.44. [4]

After moving into the senior ranks, he ran a 1500m PB of 3:36.34 in Australia in February 2024. [5] In March 2024, he was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade. [6]

In December 2024, he finished runner-up in a photo finish to Tomer Tarragano in the Battersea New Years Eve 5k in London. [7]

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References

  1. "Thomas Keen". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. Dolman, Hannah (20 March 2020). "What next for Thomas Keen, the new U20 1500m British record holder who is faster than Seb Coe at the same age?". Suffolk News. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. "GB's Thomas Keen wins European U18 gold". Fast Running. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. Taylor, Mark (5 February 2020). "Cambridge & Coleridge AC star Tom Keen breaks British junior record". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  5. Collett, Jasmine (March 27, 2024). "Training with Jake Wightman pays off for Belgrade-bound Tom Keen". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. "GB win World Cross Country mixed relay bronze". BBC Sport. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. Adams, Tim (Jan 1, 2025). "Tomer Tarragano beats Tom Keen in enthralling finish at Battersea". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 January 2024.