Jessica Judd

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Jessica Judd (2018)

nation United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom of EnglandEnglandEngland 
birthday 7th January 1995 (age 25)
place of birth Canvey Island , United Kingdom
size 180 cm
Career
discipline Middle distance run
status active
Medal table
Summer Universiade 1 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
U20 world championships 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
U18 world championships 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Logo of the FISU Universiade
bronze Taipei 2017 5000 m
gold Naples 2019 5000 m
IAAF logo Junior World Championships
silver Barcelona 2012 800 m
IAAF logo Youth World Championships
bronze Lille 2011 800 m
last change: July 30, 2019

Jessica Judd (born January 7, 1995 in Canvey Island ) is a British medium and long distance runner .

Athletic career

Jessica Judd gained her first international experience in 2011 at the World Youth Championships near Lille , where she won the bronze medal in the 800-meter run in 2: 03.43 minutes . In the following year she won the silver medal over 800 meters behind the American Ajeé Wilson at the Junior World Championships in Barcelona in 2: 00.96 minutes and finished fifth over 1500 meters in 4: 09.93 minutes. In 2013 she qualified over 800 meters for the World Championships in Moscow , where she was eliminated with 2: 01.48 min in the first round. 2014 she took for England at the Commonwealth Games inGlasgow took part and finished fourth in 2: 01.91 min. Then she reached seventh place at the European Championships in Zurich in 2: 01.65 minutes. In 2017 she took part in the 1500 meter run at the World Championships in London , where she reached the semi-finals with a new personal best over 1500 meters and was eliminated there with 4: 10.14 minutes. Shortly afterwards she won the bronze medal over 5000 meters in 15: 51.19 minutes at the Summer Universiade in Taipei behind the Germans Hanna Klein and Jessica O'Connell from Canada.

In 2018 she took part in the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast for the first time and finished 14th over 1500 meters in 4: 08.82 min. The following year, she won the Student World Games in Naples in 15: 45.82 minutes in the 5000 meter run .

Personal best

  • 800 meters: 1: 59.77 min, June 11, 2014 in Oslo
  • 1000 meters: 2: 39.52 min, May 24, 2015 in Hengelo
  • 1500 meters: 4: 03.73 min, August 4th 2017 in London
    • 1500 meters (hall): 4: 14.53 min, January 24, 2015 in Glasgow
  • Mile: 4: 28.59 min, July 9, 2017 in London
  • 3000 meters: 8: 53.29 min, July 21, 2018 in London
    • 3000 meters (hall): 9:00, 06 min, February 16, 2013 in Birmingham
  • 5000 meters: 15: 16.47 min, July 21, 2019 in London

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