Jemma Reekie

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Jemma Reekie athletics
nation United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom of Scotland
ScotlandScotland 
birthday 6th March 1998 (age 22)
Career
discipline Middle distance run
society Kilbarchan AAC
Trainer Andy Young
status active
Medal table
U23 European Championships 2 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
U20 European Championships 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
EAA logo U23 European Championships
gold Gävle 2019 800 m
gold Gävle 2019 1500 m
EAA logo U20 European Championships
gold Grosseto 2017 1500 m
last change: February 2, 2020

Jemma Reekie (born March 6, 1998 ) is a British middle-distance runner .

Athletic career

Jemma Reekie gained her first international experience in 2017 at the U20 European Championships in Grosseto , where she won the gold medal in the 1500 meter run in 4: 13.25 minutes and finished fourth over 3000 meters with 9: 24.81 minutes . The following year she qualified over 1500 meters for the European Championships in Berlin , where she was eliminated in the first round with 4: 10.35 minutes. In 2019 she took part in the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow , but also dropped out there with 4: 13.44 minutes in advance. In July she celebrated a double victory over 800 and 1500 meters at the U23 European Championships in Gävle in 2: 05.19 min and 4: 22.81 min. Over 1500 meters, she also got a starting place for the World Championships in Doha in October, where she was eliminated with 4: 12.51 min in the second run .

In February 2020, Reekie set a new British indoor record in the 800-meter run in Glasgow with 1: 57.91 minutes , replacing the previous record holder Jenny Meadows . Her running time has not been undercut since 2006 and brought her to eleventh place on the all-time best list in the hall (as of 2020).

In 2019 Reekie became British indoor champion in the 1500 meter run.

Personal best

  • 800 meters: 1: 59.52 min, August 1st, 2020 in Trieste
    • 800 meters (hall): 1: 57.91 min, February 1, 2020 in Glasgow ( British record )
  • 1000 meters: 2: 36.79 min, August 18, 2018 in Birmingham
  • 1500 meters: 4:02:09 min, July 20, 2019 in London
    • 1500 meters (hall): 4: 00.52 min, February 8, 2020 in New York ( British record )
  • Mile: 4: 27.00 min, August 18, 2019 in Birmingham
    • Mile (hall); 4: 17.88 February 8, 2020 in New York ( British record )
  • 3000 meters: 9: 24.81 min, July 22nd 2017 in Grosseto
    • 3000 meters (hall): 9: 16.48 min, January 4, 2019 in Glasgow

Web links

Commons : Jemma Reekie  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Phil Minshull: Kaul wins European U23 decathlon title with championship record ( English ) IAAF. July 14, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. ↑ Indoor round-up: Reekie runs world's fastest indoor 800m for 14 years ( English ) World Athletics. February 1, 2020. Accessed February 2, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Reekie, Jemma
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British middle distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1998