Lauren McNeil
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 1999 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long distance running | ||||||||||||||
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Lauren McNeil (born 20 December 1999) is a British long distance runner. She was a gold medalist in the team half marathon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Buxton in Derbyshire, she attended the University of British Columbia. McNeil won a silver at the CW Championship in Saskatoon in 2021.[2][3]
Career
[edit]She finished tenth running for England the Belgian Cross Cup in 2023.[4] In March 2023, she finished fourth at the English national cross country championships.[5]
She finished second at the London International Cross Country event in January 2024.[6] In March 2024, she was selected for the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, where she finished in 45th place.[7][8] She finished fifth at the Berlin Half Marathon in April 2024.[9]
She was selected to run the half marathon for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[10] She won a gold medal in the half marathon team event.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lauren McNeil". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Wasney, Jayden (November 23, 2021). "UBCO cross country athlete named 'runner of the week'". Castanet. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "All-Star UBCO undergrad paves the way for international elite athlete recruiting". global.ubc.ca. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "An exciting and challenging day of cross country racing in Belgium". England Athletics. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Lomas, John (1 March 2023). "Buxton AC out in force for nationals". Buxton Advertiser. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "ABBIE DONNELLY AND HUGO MILNER TRIUMPH AT LONDON INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY". British Athletics. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "ABBIE DONNELLY TO CAPTAIN THE GB & NI TEAM AT THE WORLD ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (March 30, 2024). "Chebet reigns supreme as GB captain Donnelly leads by example". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Berlin Half wins for Daniel Ebenyo and Tekle Muluat". Athletics Weekly. April 7, 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (June 9, 2024). "Calli Hauger-Thackery leads Britain to European half-marathon team gold". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 June 2024.