Tomer Tarragano (born 4 January 2001) is a British long distance and cross country runner.[1]
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| Born | 4 January 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:42.09 (2024) 3000m: 7:59.50 (2024) 5000m: 13:44.62 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Career
editA member of Brighton and Hove Athletics Club, he represented Great Britain at the under-23 level at the Euro Cross Country Championships in both 2022 and 2023.[2] In 2023, he won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) title over 10,000 metres.[3]
He won the British Team European Cross Country Trials in Liverpool on November 23, 2024.[4] He was subsequently selected for the British team for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, where he was a bronze medalist in the team race.[5][6]
Personal life
editHis father’s family are Spanish, from the town of Tarragona.[7] He studied at the University of Birmingham.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Tomer Tarragano". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Collett, Jasmine (Nov 23, 2024). "Kate Axford and Tomer Tarragano take Euro trials victory in Liverpool". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Tomer is the BUCS Champ". brightonandhoveac.com. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS SPOTS BOOKED AT UKA CROSS CHALLENGE IN LIVERPOOL". British Athletics. 24 November 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.
- ^ Zeffertt, Rosalind (14 January 2020). "National bow for Tomer". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ Davis, James (December 11, 2022). "European XC Championships another step forward for Tomer Tarragano". Sports Gazette. Retrieved 7 December 2024.