Callum Elson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Born | 31 December 1998 |
Athletics | |
| Event | Mile |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m 1:49.87 (Watford, 2023) 1500m 3:35.39 (London, 2023) One Mile 3:58.74 (Philadelphia, 2023) 3000m 8:15.64 (Leeds, 2021) 5000m 13:52.76 (Philadelphia, 2022) 10,000n 30:11.87 (Leeds, 2021) One Mile Road: 3:56.41 (Riga, 2023) |
Callum Elson (born 31 December 1998) is a British middle-distance and cross-country runner. He won a silver medal in the road mile at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga.[1]
Career
A Cambridge and Coleridge athlete,
He represented Britain for the first time at the
Elson ran a new area record time of 3:56.41 to win the silver medal in the road mile at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga.[7] He was selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels in December 2023.[8]
On 18 February 2024, he was runner-up at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, over 1500 metres.[9][10] He was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[11]
Personal life
In the early 2020s, Elson began recording his athletics journey on social media using the moniker "The Distance Project".[12] A football fan, he is a support of Leeds United.[13]
References
- ^ "Callum Elson". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Callum Elson Seals Mile Silver at the Inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships". British Athletics. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (October 1, 2023). "Surprise package Callum Elson storms to silver in Riga". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Barden, Katy (December 9, 2023). "Callum Elson's project gathers pace". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Callum Elson – switching football boots for running spikes". England Athletics. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Adams, Tim (February 1, 2023). "Great Britain sends 17 athletes to World Cross in Australia". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "World Athletics Road Running Championships 2023: Callum Elson claims silver in Lativa". BBC Sport. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "40-Strong GB & NI Team Brussels Bound for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships". British Athletics. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Results UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. February 18, 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (February 18, 2024). "Jemma Reekie sends a message to World Indoor rivals". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Great Britain and Northern Ireland Squad Selected for Home World Athletics Indoor Champs". British Athletics. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Callum Elson – from footballer to sub-four". Viewsfromtheconcourse. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Acipella, Liam (11 January 2024). "Cambridge & Coleridge Athletic Club's Callum Elson sets sights on more glory in 2023 following Great Britain breakthrough". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
