Niamh Emerson

Niamh Emerson
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999
Shirland, Derbyshire, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain (GBR)
 England (ENG)
SportAthletics
Event
Heptathlon
ClubAmber Valley
Coached byDavid Feeney
Achievements and titles
World finals
2018 IAAF World Junior Heptathlon Champion
Regional finals
2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships Pentathlon Silver medalist
2018 Gold Coast Bronze medalist
Personal bests
  • 6253 Heptathlon (2018)
  • 4731 Pentathlon (2019)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 GlasgowPentathlon
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 TampereHeptathlon
European U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 TbilisiHeptathlon
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastHeptathlon

Niamh Emerson (born 22 April 1999) is an English heptathlete from Shirland, Derbyshire.[1][2]

In April 2018, Emerson competed in the heptathlon in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, where she came third, winning the bronze medal for England, with a personal best of 6043 points.[3]

In July 2018, Emerson won heptathlon gold for Great Britain at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, scoring a personal best of 6253 points.[4]

Emerson won the silver medal at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in pentathlon before a succession of injuries put her career on hold. In April 2026, she competed at the Meeting Internazionale Multistars in Brescia, Italy, in her first heptathlon for 8 years and finished fourth with 5799 points. Her performance included a lifetime best in the shot put, breaking the 14 metre-barrier for the first time with 14.10m.[5] In July 2026, she was selected to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, placing sixth overall in heptathlon with 6002 points.[6]

Competition record

2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia

Event Result
100 metre hurdles 14.08 secs
High Jump 1.84 m
Shot put 12.13 m
200 metres 24.83
Long jump 6.06 m
Javelin 40.34 m
800 metres 2:12.18
Heptathlon 6,043

3rd overall. 2018 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist

2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, Tampere, Finland

Event Result
100 metre hurdles 13.76 secs
High Jump 1.89 m
Shot put 12.27 m
200 metres 24.80
Long jump 6.31 m
Javelin 39.02 m
800 metres 2:09.74
Heptathlon 6,253

1st overall. 2018 World U20 Gold medalist. 2018 U20 world lead.

2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

Event Result
60 metre hurdles 8.54 secs
High Jump 1.87 m
Shot put 13.93 m
Long jump 6.29 m
800 metres 2:12.56
Pentathlon 4,731

2nd overall. 2019 European silver medalist. U20 world record.

Personal bests

Event Result
100 metre hurdles 13.76 secs
High Jump 1.89 m
Shot put 14.10 m
200 metres 24.40
Long jump 6.41 m
Javelin 43.95 m
800 metres 2:09.74
Heptathlon 6,253

References

  1. ↑ "IAAF: Niamh EMERSON - Profile". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Niamh Emerson". Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Athletics - Combined Events Women's Heptathlon - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "800 Metres Points | IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018 | iaaf.org". Archived from the original on 17 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Mills, Steven (26 April 2026). "Ehammer begins his decathlon season with victory in Brescia". European Athletics. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2026, Evening Session, Wednesday July 29: Sensational silvers". England Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
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