Revée Walcott-Nolan (born 6 March 1995) is a British athlete, known for being the 1500m British Champion in 2021, and competing for Britain in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 6 March 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event | 1500m |
Early and personal life edit
From Luton, and an attendee at Bedford Girls' School until 2013, she has said she was inspired by her grandmother into athletics.[1] She has run for Woodford Green Essex Ladies as well as the Newham & Essex Beagles and has been at Luton AC since a teenager. She graduated from St Mary’s University, Twickenham with a degree in sports science in 2016.[2]
Career edit
Walcott-Nolan won the 3000m in the European Athletics Team Championships (Poland) in March 2021.[3] Walcott-Nolan won the 1500 metres race at the 2021 British Championships, and in July 2021 was officially named in the British squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.[4][5] In the Heats of the 1500m she came 7th, and missed out on a fastest loser place for the semi-finals by 0.01 of a second.
In January 2024, she set a new indoor personal best over 1500 metres, running 4:03.93 in Dortmund.[6] On 18 February 2024, she was runner-up at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, over 1500 metres.[7] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where she qualified for the final of the women's 1500 metres race. She finished sixth in the final in a time of 4:04.60.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ "Bedfordshire athlete joins Team GB for Tokyo Olympics". 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Woodford athlete aims for World Championships". 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Luton AC's Walcott-Nolan is off to the Tokyo Olympics".
- ^ "Four additional athletes added to Team GB for Tokyo Olympics".
- ^ "Müller steals the show with a breakthrough 6.81m long jump in Dortmund". European Athletics. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Results UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Women's 1500m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Great Britain and Northern Ireland Squad Selected for Home World Athletics Indoor Champs". British Athletics. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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