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British athlete
Edward Bird
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 3:43.48 (2024)
3000m: 7:59.99 (2024)
5000m: 13:51.24 (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United Kingdom
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Lima 3000m
European U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jerusalem 3000m

Edward Bird (born 11 January 2005) is a British long distance runner. He was a bronze medalist at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 3000 metres.

Career

He was a bronze medalist at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships over 3000 metres. That year, he finished inside the top 10 at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in the under-20 race in Italy.

In the February or the following year, he was selected to compete at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia. He was first British man to finish in the men’s U20 race, placing eighteenth and helped the British team to a fifth overall finish in the team event.

He won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 3000 metres.

In October 2024, he was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British male junior. In November 2024, he was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.

Personal life

From Dorset, he is a member of Poole Athletics Club. He attends the University of Kentucky.

References

  1. "Edward Bird". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. "Gold rush for British under-18 athletes in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. "Ed Bird: Team GB runner gets first call-up to World Athletics Cross Country Championships". BBC Sport. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. "Britain names team of 17 for WXC Bathurst 23". World Athletics. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. "IMPRESSIVE SHOWING ACROSS ALL EVENTS FOR GB & NI AT THE 2023 WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. "3000m Men Results World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  8. Henderson, Jason (Oct 30, 2024). "Vote for your athletes of 2024". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  9. "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  10. "Melissa and Edward secure GB spots". Bournemouth Echo. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  11. "Big week of success for Poole Athletic Club". Bournemouth Echo. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  12. "Ed Bird Sets Freshman Record at Stanford Invitational". ukathletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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