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]
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	5000 metres
Club	Border Harriers
Coached by	Dave Smith (2010-2014) [3] Mark Rowland (2014–)

Thomas William Farrell (born 23 March 1991) is an English long-distance runner ^[4] who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Farrell represented England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. ^[5]

Farrell was twice British 5000 metres champion after winning the British Athletics Championships in 2014 and 2015. ^{[6] [7]}

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]

At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, he represented Great Britain in the 5,000 metres event. ^[8]

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.
5. "Glasgow 2014 Team". Team England. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
7. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
8. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2025.

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