Hannah England
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Birth name | Hannah England | |||||||||||
Nationality | British | |||||||||||
Born | Oxford, UK | 6 March 1987|||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Women's athletics | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 2008 | |||||||||||
Retired | 2020[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Hannah England (born 6 March 1987) is a British
Biography
Born in
The following season she competed in the 1500 m at the
Qualification for the 2009 World Championships in the 1500 metres was going to be hard, as four British athletes had achieved the time required, but only three entrants per event were allowed. As Charlene Thomas surprisingly won the British trials, she was selected by default. Lisa Dobriskey, who had finished 4th at the Beijing Olympics the previous year and was still in good form, was also selected on merit;[citation needed] the last remaining place was between England and Stephanie Twell. As Twell had a faster time that season, as well as higher youth achievement, she was selected over England.[citation needed] Dobriskey went on to win a silver medal at the World Championships.
At the
In 2010 England finished a strong second in the 1500m at the European Team Championships in Bergen, Norway and followed it up with a national AAA title, again at 1500m, to secure selection for the European Championships in Barcelona running a startling 56.7 last lap, albeit in a very slow race.
On 1 September 2011 at the IAAF World Athletics Championship, competing in the 1500m final, Hannah produced a stunning final 100 metres, coming from 7th place at the final bend to take the Silver medal in a time of 4:05.68.
Personal
She is the daughter of Oxford geophysicist, Professor Philip England and in 2012 she married fellow Great Britain athlete Luke Gunn.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 11th (heats) | 1500 m | 4:23.49 |
2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 5th | 1500m | 4:18.70 |
2009 | European Team Championships | Leiria, Portugal | 4th | 800 m | 1:59.94 |
3rd | 1500 m | 4:09.25 | |||
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain
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10th | 1500 m | 4:05.07
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Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India
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5th | 800 m | 2:00.47 | |
4th | 1500 m | 4:06.83 | |||
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:05.68
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2012 | Olympic Games | London, England | 19th (semi-final) | 1500 m | 4:06.35 |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 4th | 1500 m | 4:04.98 |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Scotland | 7th | 1500 m | 4:11.10 |
European Championships | Zurich, Switzerland
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6th | 1500 m | 4:07.80 | |
2015 | Adidas Grand Prix
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New York City, United States | 5th | 1000m | 2:41.04
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2017 | IAAF World Challenge | Zagreb, Croatia | 6th | 800m | 2:01.23 |
National titles
- UK Championships 1500 m (2010, 2011, 2013)
- UK Indoor Championships 3000 m (2012)
- NCAA Championships1500 m (2008)
- NCAA Indoor Championships1500 m (2008)
Personal bests
Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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800 metres | 1:59.66 | Linz, Austria | 20 August 2012 |
1500 metres | 4:01.89 | Barcelona, Spain | 22 July 2011 |
1500 metres (indoor) | 4:07.13 | Stockholm, Sweden | 22 February 2011 |
Mile run (indoor) | 4:30.29 | Ghent, Belgium | 8 February 2009 |
3000 metres (indoor) | 8:56.72 | Boston, United States | 6 February 2010 |
References
- ^ Hannah England announces her retirement Athletics Weekly
- ^ trackboundUSA. Athlete Feature 27 – Hannah England. trackboundUSA. Accessed on 29 September 2014.
- ^ Pullen, Nick (20 June 2008). Hannah England is in a class of her own. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved on 30 June 2009.
- ^ Longmore, Andrew (14 June 2009). Hannah England raises national standard. The Times. Retrieved on 30 June 2009.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 30 June 2009.
- ^ Mills, Steven (2 June 2009). Ohuruogu and England in PB form in Hengelo Archived 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 30 June 2009.
- ^ ATHLETICS: Hannah over the moon at lifetime best. Oxford Mail (21 June 2009). Retrieved on 30 June 2009.
- ^ "2009 World Athletics Tour Standings". 6 September 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ a b Ramsak, Bob (12 September 2009). "Event REPORT – 1500m – WOMEN". IAAF. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
External links
- Hannah England at World Athletics
- [1] Official Facebook Fan Page
- Interview with Kelly Holmes
- "How Kelly Holmes helped me reach the top" Spikes Mag article