Niamh Emerson

Niamh Emerson
Personal information
Nationality  United Kingdom
Born (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999
Shirland, Derbyshire, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country  Great Britain (GBR)
 England (ENG)
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Heptathlon
Club Amber Valley
Coached by David Feeney
Achievements and titles
World finals 2018 IAAF World Junior Heptathlon Champion
Commonwealth finals 2018 Gold Coast Bronze medalist
Personal best(s) 6253 Heptathlon (2018)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Junior Championships
2018 TampereHeptathlon
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 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]

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.

Personal bests

Event Result
100 metre hurdles 13.76 secs
High Jump 1.89 m
Shot put 12.67 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.
  2. ↑ "Niamh Emerson".
  3. ↑ "Athletics - Combined Events Women's Heptathlon - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com.
  4. ↑ https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u20-championships/iaaf-world-u20-championships-tampere-2018-6082/results/women/heptathlon/800-metres/points
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