Shannon Flockhart
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 1500m: 4:04.98 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Shannon Flockhart (born 5 April 2002) is a British middle distance runner.[1]
Early life
[edit]From Cambridge, in 2016 she won school middle distance titles in Cambridgeshire and East Anglia.[2] That year, she also finished in the top 10 of the English schools cross-country championships in her age group.[3] She went on to win the senior girls title at the Cambridgeshire schools cross country championships in January 2020 before placing fourth in the senior girls English cross country championship in March 2020 in Liverpool.[4][5]
Career
[edit]She is a member of Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club.[6] She was a bronze medalist in the 1500 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[7][8]
In June 2024, she placed sixth overall in the 1500 metres at the NCAA Division 1 Finals in Eugene, Oregon, competing for Providence College.[9]
In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[10] On 23 November 2024, she was part of the Providence team which finished third in the 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Her sisters Lexie and Evie are also junior runners.[12] In 2024 she completed an undergraduate degree in Political Science at Providence College in Rhode Island before starting a Masters in Education at the establishment.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Shannon Flockhart". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Two major titles in as many weekends as Shannon Flockhart stars in Cambridgeshire and Anglian Schools' events". Huntspost. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Top 10 finish for Shannon Flockhart after super English Schools Cross-Country Championship performance". Huntspost. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Mark (22 January 2020). "Cambridge charge to team success at Cambridgeshire Schools Cross Country Championships". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Mark (25 March 2020). "Nic Harhalakis earns bronze medal at the English Schools Cross Country Championships". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Apicella, Liam (22 June 2024). "Shannon Flockhart sets new 1,500m record". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "European U20 Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Rhodes, James (17 July 2023). "Excellent in Espoo – Weekend Round Up". Fast Running. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Maia Ramsden and Juliette Whittaker Complete Indoor/Outdoor Doubles as Doris Lemngole Takes Down Olivia Markezich in Steeple". Lets Run. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Results - NCAA D1 Cross Country Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Sisters enjoy a gold-rush as Hunts AC star on the county stage". Huntspost. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Young track-and-field star loving life after racing with Laura Muir". East Lothian Courier. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.