Emily Newnham
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 (age 19)
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 52.15 (Chelmsford, 2023)
400m hurdles: 57.02 (Jerusalem, 2023)

Emily Newnham (born 19 May 2004) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter and a hurdler.[1]

Career edit

She was English Schools Champion over 400 metres hurdles in 2020, Running a time of 59.22 seconds in Manchester.[2]

2023 edit

She won the British Universities and College (BUCS) indoors 400 metres title in February 2023.[3]

She won the British U20 400m hurdles title in Chelmsford in June 2023 with a time of 58.54 seconds.[4] She was a bronze medalist in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 British Athletics Championships in Manchester in 2023, running a 57.13 personal best.[5] She finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[6]

2024 edit

In February 2024, she won the British Universities and College (BUCS) indoors 400m in a championship record time of to 53.06.[7]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[8]

Personal life edit

She is a student at Loughborough University.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Emily Newnham". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ Smythe, Steve (July 11, 2022). "Young athletes shine at English Schools Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "BUCS National Results 2023". Studentsportscompany. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Full of promise for the future – day 2 of U23 and U20 champs". England Athletics. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  5. ^ Crumley, Euan (Jul 9, 2023). ""There are no limits to what I can do"". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  6. ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ^ Smythe, Steve (February 27, 2024). "Abigail Pawlett set for Glasgow after PBs at BUCS Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Our 2022/23 Scholars". lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2024.