Samantha Harrison (runner)

Samantha Harrison
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995
Home townNottingham, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain & N.I.
SportAthletics
Event
Long-distance running
Coached byVince Wilson
Achievements and titles
2022 Birmingham
10,000 m, 6th

Samantha Harrison (born 1 February 1995)[1][2] is a British long-distance runner. She finished sixth in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Harrison also placed sixth in the event at the 2022 European Championships held in Munich.

Career

In 2019, Harrison won the women's half marathon at the Nottingham Marathon staged in Nottingham, England.

In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[2]

On 3 December 2022, Harrison set a new parkrun record for the fastest female with a time of 15 minutes 37 seconds at Long Eaton parkrun.

On 23 April 2023, the 28-year-old competed in the London Marathon and was the top finishing Briton in 11th with a time of 2:25:59. She chopped six minutes from her personal best and went sixth on the UK women's all-time list. Harrison was quicker than the qualifying standard for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Samantha Harrison". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Women's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Adams, Tim (23 April 2023). "Samantha Harrison nails Olympic standard at London Marathon". AW. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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