Tomer Tarragano

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Tomer Tarragano
Personal information
Born (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 3:42.09 (2024)
3000m: 7:59.50 (2024)
5000m: 13:44.62 (2024)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Antalya Team

Tomer Tarragano (born 4 January 2001) is a British long distance and cross country runner. [1]

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Career

A member of Brighton and Hove Athletics Club, he represented Great Britain at the under-23 level at the Euro Cross Country Championships in both 2022 and 2023. [2] In 2023, he won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) title over 10,000 metres. [3]

He won the British Team European Cross Country Trials in Liverpool on November 23, 2024. [4] He was subsequently selected for the British team for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, where he was a bronze medalist in the team race. [5] [6] On 31 December 2024, he pipped Tom Keen in a photo finish to win the Battersea New Years Eve 5k in London. [7]

In January 2025, he had a top-ten finish at the Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza in Elgoibar. [8]

Personal life

His father’s family are Spanish, from the town of Tarragona. [9] He studied at the University of Birmingham. [10]

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References

  1. "Tomer Tarragano". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. Collett, Jasmine (Nov 23, 2024). "Kate Axford and Tomer Tarragano take Euro trials victory in Liverpool". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  3. "Tomer is the BUCS Champ". brightonandhoveac.com. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  4. "EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS SPOTS BOOKED AT UKA CROSS CHALLENGE IN LIVERPOOL". British Athletics. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. "JOSH LAY BESTOWED WITH CAPTAINCY FOR 2024 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. Collett, Jasmine (Nov 26, 2024). "Strong British team selected for Euro Cross in Turkey". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. Adams, Tim (Jan 1, 2025). "Tomer Tarragano beats Tom Keen in enthralling finish at Battersea". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. "Chebet and Aregawi confirm supremacy in Elgoibar". World Athletics. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  9. Zeffertt, Rosalind (14 January 2020). "National bow for Tomer". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  10. Davis, James (December 11, 2022). "European XC Championships another step forward for Tomer Tarragano". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 7 December 2024.