Tom Farrell (long-distance runner)

Tom Farrell

Tom Farrell (centre) at the 2014 European Athletics Championships
Personal information
Born	(1991-03-23) 23 March 1991 (age 34) Carlisle, England [1]
Education	Oklahoma State University [2]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	5000 metres
Club	Border Harriers
Coached by	Dave Smith (2010-2014) [3] Mark Rowland (2014–)

Tom Farrell (born 23 March 1991) is an English long-distance runner. ^[4] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Both his parents are former athletes. His father David was a steeplechaser and his mother Jennifer Little was a high jumper. ^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Great Britain and   England
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	2nd	5000 m	14:19.94
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	7th	5000 m	13:23.96
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	12th	5000 m	14:15.93
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	15th	5000 m	14:08.87
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	15th (h)	3000 m	7:59.77
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	40th (h)	5000 m	14:11.65

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 1500 metres – 3:37.90 (Glasgow 2014)
• 5000 metres – 13:10.48 (Heusden-Zolder 2015)

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 3:42.19 (Glasgow 2016)
• One mile – 3:58.20 (Fayetteville 2013)
• 3000 metres – 7:42.47 (Portland 2016)
• 5000 metres – 13:42.17 (New York 2015)

References

1. 2014 CWG bio
2. College team bio
3. Power of 10 profile
4. "Tom Farrell". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

External links

• Tom Farrell at World Athletics
• Tom Farrell at British Athletics (archived)
• Tom Farrell at Team GB  (archived)
• Tom Farrell at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Tom Farrell at Olympedia
• Tom Farrell at Olympics.com