Edward Bird (runner)
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:43.48 (2024) 3000m: 7:59.99 (2024) 5000m: 13:51.24 (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Bird (born 11 January 2005) is a British long distance runner. He was a bronze medalist at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 3000 metres.[1]
Career
[edit]He was a bronze medalist at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships over 3000 metres.[2] That year, he finished inside the top 10 at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in the under-20 race in Italy.[3]
In the February or the following year, he was selected to compete at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia.[4] He was first British man to finish in the men’s U20 race, placing eighteenth and helped the British team to a fifth overall finish in the team event.[5]
He won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 3000 metres.[6][7]
In October 2024, he was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British male junior.[8] In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[9]
Personal life
[edit]From Dorset, he is a member of Poole Athletics Club.[10][11] He attends the University of Kentucky.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Edward Bird". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Gold rush for British under-18 athletes in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Ed Bird: Team GB runner gets first call-up to World Athletics Cross Country Championships". BBC Sport. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Britain names team of 17 for WXC Bathurst 23". World Athletics. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "IMPRESSIVE SHOWING ACROSS ALL EVENTS FOR GB & NI AT THE 2023 WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "3000m Men Results World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (Oct 30, 2024). "Vote for your athletes of 2024". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Melissa and Edward secure GB spots". Bournemouth Echo. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Big week of success for Poole Athletic Club". Bournemouth Echo. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Ed Bird Sets Freshman Record at Stanford Invitational". ukathletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
