Revée Walcott-Nolan (born 6 March 1995) is a British athlete, known for being the 1500m British Champion in 2021, and competing for Britain in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Revée Walcott-Nolan
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 (age 29)
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event1500m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 2:01.02 (Bilbao, 2023)
1500m: 3:58.08 (Paris, 2024)

Early and personal life

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From Luton, and an attendee at Bedford Girls' School until 2013, she has said she was inspired by her grandmother into athletics.[1] She has run for Woodford Green Essex Ladies as well as the Newham & Essex Beagles and has been at Luton AC since a teenager. She graduated from St Mary’s University, Twickenham with a degree in sports science in 2016.[2]

Career

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Walcott-Nolan won the 3000m in the European Athletics Team Championships (Poland) in March 2021.[3] Walcott-Nolan won the 1500 metres race at the 2021 British Championships, and in July 2021 was officially named in the British squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.[4][5] In the Heats of the 1500m she came 7th, and missed out on a fastest loser place for the semi-finals by 0.01 of a second.

In January 2024, she set a new indoor personal best over 1500 metres, running 4:03.93 in Dortmund.[6] On 18 February 2024, she was runner-up at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, over 1500 metres.[7] She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where she qualified for the final of the women's 1500 metres race. She finished sixth in the final in a time of 4:04.60.[8][9]

In May 2024, she finished seventh in the 1500 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League in 4:03.99.[10] Later that month she ran 4:02.42 in Ostrava.[11] On 2 June, she ran 4:00.77 at the 2024 BAUHAUS-galan Diamond League event in Stockholm.[12] She lowered her personal best to 4:00.43 in Bydgoszcz on 20 June 2024.[13] That month, she finished third in the 1500 metres at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester.[14]

Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games

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Revée Walcott-Nolan was selected to represent Great Britain in the 1,500 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics between August 6th and August 8th, 2024.[15]

On August 6th, she finished in the 8th place of her Heat in the Heats round with a time of 4:06.44 minutes and went to the Repechage round. A day after, on August 7th, the Repechage round was held. Walcott-Nolan ran and competed in the second of two Heats; she finished second with a time of 4:06.73 minutes and qualified to the semi finals.On August 8 in the semifinals she finished ninth in 3:58:08, a personal best.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Bedfordshire athlete joins Team GB for Tokyo Olympics". 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Woodford athlete aims for World Championships". 10 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Luton AC's Walcott-Nolan is off to the Tokyo Olympics".
  5. ^ "Four additional athletes added to Team GB for Tokyo Olympics".
  6. ^ "Müller steals the show with a breakthrough 6.81m long jump in Dortmund". European Athletics. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Results UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Women's 1500m Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Great Britain and Northern Ireland Squad Selected for Home World Athletics Indoor Champs". British Athletics. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  10. ^ Collett, Jasmine (10 May 2024). "Daryll Neita and Molly Caudery in winning form in Doha". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  11. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (28 May 2024). "Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy in 1-2 for Ireland at Ostrava 1500m as team is named for European Championships in Rome". Independent.ie. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. ^ Johnson, Robert (2 June 2024). "2024 Stockholm Diamond League Results – 2024 Bauhaus Galan Results". Letsrun. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  13. ^ "6th Irena Szewińska Memorial". World Athletics. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Asher-Smith reaches Olympics as young GB stars shine". BBC Sport. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  15. ^ "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Women's 1500m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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