Tess McHugh
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 19 June 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 200m: 24.32 (2026) 400m: 52.48 (2026) 800m: 2:13.88 (2024) 400mH 1:03.92 (2022) |
Tess McHugh (born 19 June 2002) is a British sprinter from Wales. She represented Great Britain at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay.[1]
Biography
Coached by Stephen Ball,[2] in January 2025, a championship best performance from McHugh saw her win the 400 metres at the Welsh Indoor Championships ahead of Hannah Brier, winning in a time of 54.02 seconds to break the record set by Brier in winning the title the previous year.[3] In May 2025, McHugh set a new personal best of 52.62 seconds in winning the 400 metres at the Belfast Milers event in Northern Ireland.[4] That month, McHugh competed for Wales at the Loughborough International.[5]
McHugh was a finalist over 400 metres at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, placing sixth overall and running a personal best of 52.78 seconds during the competition.[6] Competing indoors in Glasgow, she set a new outright personal best of 52.48 seconds on 1 March.[2][7] She was subsequently named in the British squad for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[8][9] She anchored the women's 4 x 400 metres relay team on debut alongside Jazmine Moss, Poppy Malik and Louisa Stoney, as they qualified for the final in a time of 3:29.31.[10] She also ran the final alongside Stoney, Keely Hodgkinson and Dina Asher-Smith, with the team placing fifth overall.[11]
References
- ↑ "Tess McHugh". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- 1 2 "World Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 - Preview". Welsh Athletics. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Welsh Senior, U17 & Para Indoor Championships Day 2 - Round Up". Welsh Athletics. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Ringland, Nigel (10 May 2025). "DeBues-Stafford stars at Belfast Irish Milers Meet". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ "Loughborough International 2025 - Preview". Welsh Athletics. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "4J Studios scottishathletics National Indoor Combined Events Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2026 WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN POLAND". British Athletics. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "KEELY HODGKINSON LEADS GB TEAM FOR WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS IN TORUŃ". Athletics Weekly. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "SCOTT LINCOLN THROWS INDOOR PB BUT NARROWLY MISSES OUT ON PODIUM AT WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS". British Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "USA wins women's 4x400m to claim final gold of WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26". World Athletics. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.