Draft:Mia McIntosh
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 11 January 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 100m hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100m hurdles: 13.35 (Manchester, 2024) |
Mia McIntosh (born 11 January 2005) is a British track and field athlete who competes in sprints and hurdles. She won the 100 meters hurdles during the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Harpenden, McIntosh attended Roundwood Park School.[2] She then attended Oaklands College in Hertfordshire.[3]
Career
[edit]McIntosh became the British hurdles record-holder at under-15 level in 2019, and at under-17 level in 2021.[4]
She became the British record holder at under-18 level for the 100m hurdles in July 2022, running 13.45 in Geneva.[5] She won gold in the 100m hurdles at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships in Jerusalem.[6][7] McIntosh competed at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia but had to withdraw with injury. She ended 2022 ranked second in the world over the U18 height hurdles.[8]
She was selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team to compete at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel in August 2023.[9]
She set a personal best of 13.35 seconds to qualify for the final of the 100m hurdles at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester on 29 June 2024. She placed fifth in the final.[10] She competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, reaching the semi-final of the 100 metres hurdles.[11][12] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mia McIntosh". World Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Record-breaking Mia McIntosh leads superb showing for Roundwood Park students at English Indoor Athletics Championship". The Herts Advertiser. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "MIA MCINTOSH IS EUROPEAN 100M HURDLES CHAMPION". Roundwoodpark.Co.uk. July 6, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "British record for Mia". Dacorumac.org. July 17, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "SPRINT HURDLER MIA MCINTOSH REACHES LIFE TIME BEST COMPETING IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND". oaklandswolves. June 14, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (July 8, 2022). "British under-18 athletes rule Europe". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Gold rush for British under-18 athletes in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. July 6, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ Barden, Katy (January 6, 2023). "Mia McIntosh clearing every barrier in her path". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "FINAL SELECTIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7213161?eventId=10229522
- ^ "ED BIRD WINS FIRST BRITISH MEDAL OF WORLD UNDER-20S IN LIMA". British Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.