Lyla Belshaw (born 16 December 2007) is a British runner.[1]
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| Born | 16 December 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 2:02.93 (2024) 1500m: 4:13.01 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFrom Colchester in Essex, she attended Colchester County High School for Girls.[2][3]
Career
editA member of the Colchester Harriers, she won her age-group Mini London Marathon in April 2023 as a 15 year-old.[4] She was a bronze medalist in the 1500 metres at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago with a personal best time of 4:16.37.[5][6]
She won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Slovakia.[7] In October 2024, she was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British female junior.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Lyla Belshaw". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Colchester: Lyla Belshaw on GCSEs & athletic win at Euros". Gazette News. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Lyla Belshaw won bronze for England at Commonwealth Youth Games". gazette-news. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Colchester Harriers' Lyla Belshaw wins TCS Mini London Marathon". Gazette-news. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Middle distance magic and 400m medals for England on Day 2 of the Commonwealth Youth Games". England Athletics. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Banska Bystrica calling! 100 days until the European Athletics U18 Championships". European Athletics. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "European U18 bests for Frlickova and Rada in Banska Bystrica". World Athletics. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (Oct 30, 2024). "Vote for your athletes of 2024". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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