Jessica Gibbon (born 19 August 1996) is a British cross country runner. She won the 2022 English National Cross Country Championships.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 19 August 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long distance running |
Medal record | |
Early life
editFrom Henley-on-Thames, she competed for Oxfordshire in inter-counties cross country and was a junior British international athlete.[2]
Career
editShe is a member of Reading Athletics Club.[3][4] In January 2020, she won the South of England Cross Country Championships.[5] The following month, she was the Southern Area champion at the Senior Women's Cross-Country Championships in Nottingham.[6] She won the Milton Keynes Cross Country challenge in 2021.[7] She was a gold medalist in the team event at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin, finishing eleventh in the individual race to be the third Brit across the line counting to the tally.[8]
She finished seventh in the Home Countries Cross Country International in Dundonald, Northern Ireland on 22 January 2022.[9] In February 2022, she won the South of England cross country championships and the English National Cross Country Championships.[10][11][12] She was part of the British team which won the silver medal at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships, placing fourteenth overall in the individual race.[13]
She won the South of England cross country championships in Beckenham in January 2024.[14] In October 2024, she became only the second British runner after Roger Hackney to win the Roeselare cross country in Belgium, part of the 2024/2025 CrossCup series.[15] She was selected for the British team for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, where she finished twelfth to help Britain win the silver medal in the team race.[16][17][18]
References
edit- ^ "Jessica Gibbon". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "ATHLETICS: Gibbon delivers Oxon's star turn". Oxford Mail. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Hard work pays off as Gibbon shines in relay". Get Reading. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "ATHLETICS: Success for Reading's Jess Gibbon". Reading Chronicle. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Reading star Jess Gibbon wins South of England Championships". Reading Chronicle. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Wollaton Park on Saturday 22/02/2020 8 Km (Senior Ladies)". national.cross country championships.uk. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Duff, Martin (November 14, 2021). "Hugo Milner and Jess Gibbon victorious at Milton Keynes Cross Challenge". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Following four bronze medals and a silver, Grovdal ultimately wins European cross country gold". Watch Athletics. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Great international cross country experience for England team". England Athletics. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (27 February 2022). "Mahamed Mahamed and Jess Gibbon take English National titles". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Turner, Jonathan (4 March 2022). "Mahamed and Gibbon take XC glory as tri stars shine too". Run247.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (Feb 27, 2022). "Mahamed Mahamed and Jess Gibbon take English National titles". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND TOP MEDAL TABLE AT 2022 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (Jan 30, 2024). "James Kingston and Jess Gibbon win big in Beckenham – area cross-country champs round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "England team kick off their cross country season". England Athletics. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "JOSH LAY BESTOWED WITH CAPTAINCY FOR 2024 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Collett, Jasmine (Nov 26, 2024). "Strong British team selected for Euro Cross in Turkey". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Collett, Jasmine (Dec 8, 2024). "Ingebrigtsen and Battocletti claim Euro Cross titles as Brits shine". Retrieved 8 December 2024.