Lucy Hadaway

Lucy Hadaway
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2000-06-11) 11 June 2000
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long jump
ClubCity of York AC
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsLong jump 6.75m (Birmingham, 2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Athletics U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 TallinnLong jump
Representing  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place2017 NassauLong jump

Lucy Hadaway (born June 11, 2000) is a British track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. She won the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships.[1]

Biography

She is a member of the City of York Athletic Club.[2][3] She was a bronze medallist in the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games.[4] Hadaway won the silver medal in the U20 long jump with a distance of 6.23m at the English National Championships in Bedford in 2018.[5] She subsequently finished sixth in the long jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere in 2018 with a jump of 6.13 metres.[6] She was a bronze medalist at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia with a jump of 6.63 metres.[7][8]

She jumped a personal best 6.73 metres in May 2023 in Cyprus.[9][10] She was selected for the British team for the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships held in Chorzów, Silesia, Poland between 20 and 25 June 2023, placing sixth with a jump of 6.43 metres as the British team placed fifth overall.[11][12] She finished third at the 2023 British Athletics Championships in Manchester.[13] In October 2023, she was included in the recipients of UK Athletics funding.[14]

She won the England Athletics Championships title in July 2025 with a jump of 6.50 metres.[15] She again jumped 6.50 metres (+3.8) to place second behind Jazmin Sawyers at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships.[16][17]

Hadaway jumped 6.45 metres to win her first national title at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 14 February 2026, finishing ahead of Alice Hopkins and Molly Palmer.[18][19][20] On 21 June, Hadaway jumped 6.67 metres to win the long jump at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, ahead of Palmer.[21] Competing at the 2026 London Athletics Meet on 18 July, she jumped 6.64m.[22] She was selected to represent England, placing sixth overall, in the long jump at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[23][24] In August, she competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Lucy Hadaway". World Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Silver lining as Lucy Hadaway jumps to it". York Press. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "City of York star Lucy Hadaway breaks Olympic heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson's record". York Press. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "More great performances in U23 and U20 Championships". England Athletics. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "City of York's Alex Botterill in World Junior Championships team". York Press. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "IAAF World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Britain win four medals on last day of Euro U23 Champs as Italy top table". Athletics Weekly. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Ceh breaks championship record to win in Tallinn". World Athletics. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Preview: England Athletics Senior & Para Open Championships, Chelmsford, July 22–23". England Athletics. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cyprus International Athletics Meeting". World Athletics. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "European Athletics Team Championships: Captain Bianca Williams stars as Great Britain finish fifth". BBC Sport. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "BRITISH SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Katarina Johnson-Thompson & Josh Kerr in UK Athletics' funding programme". BBC Sport. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "HUGHES STARS AGAIN ON DAY OF STERLING ACTION AT NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "KEELY HODGKINSON RUNS BRITISH INDOOR 800M RECORD OF 1:56.33". Athletics Weekly. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  20. ↑ "NATIONAL RECORDS AND STANDOUT PERFORMANCES LIGHT UP NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  21. ↑ "GLORIOUS SUCCESS FOR EDUAN AS ANNING, HUNTER BELL, HADAWAY & WIGHTMAN STAR IN BIRMINGHAM". British Athletics. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  22. ↑ Henderson, Jason (18 July 2026). "HODGKINSON BATTLES BACK TO HOME 800M WIN AS JACKSON STUNS IN THE DISCUS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "On Your Marks: Team England announce athletics squad for Glasgow 2026". England Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
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