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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 8 December 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 7.52 (London, 2024) 60m hurdles: 8.18 (Sheffield, 2024) 100m hurdles: 13.40 (Manchester, 2023) |
Jessica Duncton (born 8 December 2005) is a British track and field athlete.[1]
Early life
[edit]She attended St Peter's High School, Gloucester.[2]
Career
[edit]A member of the Cheltenham Harriers Athletic Club,[3] in March 2022 she became the English national champion in the U17 pentathlon.[4]
In June 2023, she finished sixth in the 100 metres hurdles at the UK National Championships. She was subsequently selected for the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[5]
In February 2024, she competed for England and ran a new 60 metres hurdles personal best at the IFAM Indoor Championships in Gent, Belguim, running 8.26 seconds in the final.[6][7] That month, she became national under-20 champion and set a new British U20 national record for the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.18 seconds.[8][9]
On 17 February 2024, she qualified for the final of the 60m hurdles at the senior 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with a time of 8.28 seconds. In the final she finished sixth in a time of 8.41 seconds. [10] She finished third in the 100m hurdles at the Loughborough International in May 2024.[11]
In June 2024, she competed at the British Athletics Championships in Manchester.
References
[edit]- ^ "Jessica Duncton". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Half term news". St Peter's High School. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "English U17 Pentathlon Champion - Jess Duncton Athlete Insight". Cheltenham Harriers. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "U17 Combined Events Championships: day 1". England Athletics. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "FINAL SELECTIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Women 60 metres hurdles final". Atletik.nu. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "England team selected for Gent Indoor Meeting". England Athletics. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Succession planning is in great shape: Age Group champs day 2". England Athletics. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (13 February 2024). "Records fall at England indoor age-group champs in Sheffield". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "Results UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. February 18, 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "THIRD PLACE AT THE LOUGHBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL FOR GB UNDER 20S". British Athletics. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.