Eloise Walker

Eloise Walker
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (2001-05-27) 27 May 2001
Sport
SportTrack and field
Events
Middle distance, long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests1500m: 4:09.09 (Manchester, 2023)
Mile: 4:30.64 (Stirling, 2025)
3000m: 8:34.80 (London, 2026)
5000m: 15:23.92 (Vienna, 2025)
5km: 15:34 (Newcastle, 2023)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BrusselsU23 Team
Gold medal – first place2022 TurinU23 Team
Bronze medal – third place2021 DublinU23 Team

Eloise Walker (born 27 May 2001) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a middle distance, long distance and cross county runner.[1]

Biography

Walker set a new Scottish under-20 record in the 3000m in February 2020, running a time of 9:21.30 seconds. Later that month, at the British Indoor Championships, in Glasgow, she set a new indoor personal best in the 1500m of 4:23.32 seconds, finishing in fifth place in the final. That winter, she joined the Andy Young led training-squad that also contained compatriots Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie.[2]

Walker represented Scotland in the 5000m at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[3] She was also selected for the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin for the U23 race.[4]

In September 2023, she ran a new 5000m personal best at the Diamond League event in Xiamen, China.[5] She was selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels in December 2023.[6] She won gold as part of the successful British squad which won the U23 team event.[7]

On 2 August, she finished sixth in the final of the 5000 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 15:52.99.[8]

On 15 February 2026, Walker placed third in the 3000 metres at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, in 8:48.45, behind Hannah Nuttall.[9][10] She ran inside the course record in placing second to Izzy Fry in 15:19 over 5k in Battersea on 28 February 2026.[11] On 20 June, Walker placed third behind Nuttall and Innes FitzGerald in the 5000 metres race at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships.[12] Competing at the 2026 London Athletics Meet on 18 July, Walker ran a 3000 metres personal best of 8:34.80.[13]

Walker was named in the Scottish team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[14]

Personal life

She is a Glasgow University student.[15] She is a member of the M11 Track Club, coached by Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Eloise Walker". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Egelstaff, Susan (24 February 2020). "Eloise Walker relishing learning from Muir and Reekie". The National.
  3. ↑ Egelstaff, Susan (11 December 2022). "Eloise Walker still going to extremes after running into trouble". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Trio for Turin: Three Scottish athletes to race at the Euro Cross". Scottish Athletics. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "ELOISE WALKER 12TH PLACE WOMEN'S 3000M - XIAMEN WANDA DIAMOND LEAGUE 2023". Runnerspace. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "40-STRONG GB & NI TEAM BRUSSELS BOUND FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "European Cross Country Championships: Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly claims bronze". BBC Sport. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "REGIS TURNS BACK THE CLOCK WITH RECORD RUN AT NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 15 Feb 2026. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
  10. ↑ "Double gold joy in Birmingham: Jemma and Alessandro win titles at UK Indoor Champs". Scottish Athletics. 15 Feb 2026. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
  11. ↑ Adams, Tim (28 February 2026). "IZZY FRY SMASHES COURSE RECORD AT SPORTSSHOES PODIUM X ADIDAS 5KM". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Henderson, Jason (20 June 2026). "ELISE THORNER IN RECORD-BREAKING FORM AHEAD OF EUROPEAN CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Henderson, Jason (18 July 2026). "HODGKINSON BATTLES BACK TO HOME 800M WIN AS JACKSON STUNS IN THE DISCUS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Picked for Scotland! 39 to take steps to Scotstoun as full Glasgow 2026 team now revealed". Scottish Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Laura Muir and Andy Butchart secure Lindsays Short Course titles on return to cross country roots". BBC Sport. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  16. ↑ Collett, Jasmine (21 December 2023). "Success breeds success in Trevor Painter's training group". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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