Molly Palmer

Molly Palmer
Personal information
Born (2003-08-27) 27 August 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestLong jump: 6.72 m (2026)

Molly Palmer (born 27 August 2003) is a British long jumper. She had top-ten finishes representing Great Britain at the 2026 World Indoor Championships and 2026 European Championships and placed seventh representing England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Biography

Palmer was born and raised in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire. Her parents were both international gymnasts. Palmer also competed in gymnastics for Notts and East Midlands until the age of 12 years-old. After transitioning to athletics she began training at Charnwood Athletics Club. As a junior, she ranked number one in the UK in her age group and won British age-group national titles. She later studied human biology at Loughborough University and began to be coached by Lukasz Zawila.[2][3]

In 2022, Palmer jumped a personal best of 6.28m (+1.5 m/s) competing for Great Britain at the Mannheim International in Germany.[4] She was a finalist in the ling jump at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[5]

Palmer was third at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships, placing one centimetre behind winner Jade O'Dowda.[6] That month, she placed second at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Indoor Championships.[7] In June, she placed third at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester.[8]

Palmer placed third in the 60 metres behind Joy Eze and Alyson Bell in 7.32 seconds at the 2025 BUCS Indoor Championships.[9] Palmer won the long jump title at the BUCS Outdoor Championships in May 2025, with a jump of 6.50 metres.[10] She won the women's long jump at Loughborough International that months with a wind-assisted jump of 6.67 metres, finishing ahead of Jasmin Sawyers and Abigail Pawlett.[11][12] She was named in the British team for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany, but missed the Games through injury having suffered a torn hamstring at the JBL Jump Fest in Slovakia in June, where she had recorded a personal best of 6.51m during the competition.[13][3]

Palmer placed third behind Lucy Hadaway and Alice Hopkins at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 14 February 2026.[14][15][16] The following weekend, Palmer jumped a personal best 6.68 metres in Cardiff.[17] The following month, Palmer placed tenth overall making her senior major championships debut representing Great Britain at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, on 22 March, landing a best jump of 6.49 metres, despite having to retake her first jump due to the championship officials leaving an unprepared pit.[18][19][20] On 21 June, Palmer jumped 6.50 metres to place second behind Lucy Hadaway in the long jump at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham.[21]

Palmer was selected to represent England and placed seventh overall in the long jump at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[22][23] On 15 August, Palmer jumped a personal best of 6.72m to qualify for the final at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham, placing ninth overall.[24][25]

References

  1. ↑ "Molly Palmer". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  2. ↑ "Funding boost for Ruddington athlete". Ruddingtonparishcouncil. April 24, 2023. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  3. 1 2 Barden, Katie (4 May 2026). "LONG JUMPER MOLLY PALMER REFLECTS ON AN EVENFUL INDOOR SEASON". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "PB FOR MOLLY PALMER ON DAY TWO AT MANNHEIM INTERNATIONAL". British Athletics. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  5. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  6. ↑ "CAUDERY FLIES TO WORLD LEAD ON DAY ONE OF MICROPLUS UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 17 Feb 2024. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  7. ↑ "Loughborough win 34 medals at BUCS Indoor Athletics Championships". lboro.ac.uk. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  8. ↑ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  9. ↑ "BUCS Athletics: Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 14 Feb 2025. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  10. ↑ "BUCS Athletics: Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  11. ↑ "MOLLY PALMER IMPRESSES IN LOUGHBOROUGH LONG JUMP AS JAZ SAWYERS RETURNS". Athletics Weekly. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Impressive Palmer wins Women's Long Jump as Sawyers returns at LIA". lboro.ac.uk. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  13. ↑ Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  15. ↑ "NATIONAL RECORDS AND STANDOUT PERFORMANCES LIGHT UP NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  16. ↑ "KEELY HODGKINSON RUNS BRITISH INDOOR 800M RECORD OF 1:56.33". Athletics Weekly. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  17. ↑ "Weekend Round-Up (21 - 22 February)". Welsh Athletics. 23 Feb 2026. Retrieved 27 Feb 2026.
  18. ↑ "NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2026 WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN POLAND". British Athletics. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "KEELY HODGKINSON LEADS GB TEAM FOR WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS IN TORUŃ". Athletics Weekly. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  20. ↑ "BRITISH LONG JUMPER'S WORLD INDOOR DEBUT MARRED BY OFFICIATING BLUNDER". Athletics Weekly. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 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. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "On Your Marks: Team England announce athletics squad for Glasgow 2026". England Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Sawyers and Hunter Bell safely through on day six". British Athletics. August 15, 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
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