Jemma Reekie
Reekie at the 2021 Fifth Avenue Mile
Personal information
Born (1998-03-06) 6 March 1998 (age 26)
Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sport
CountryGreat Britain & N.I.
Scotland
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
ClubKilbarchan AAC
Coached byAndy Young (2015–2023)
Arthur Smith (–2015)[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
Personal bests
  • Outdoors
  • 800 m: 1:56.90 (Tokyo 2021)
  • Mile: 4:19.40 (New York 2023)
  • Indoors
  • 800 m: 1:57.91i (Glasgow 2020)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Glasgow 800 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gävle 800 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gävle 1500 m
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Grosseto 1500 m

Jemma Reekie (born 6 March 1998)[1][2] is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

Reekie was born in Scotland in 1998.

Reekie competed at the 2017 European U20 Championships in July, winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres and finishing fourth in the 3000 metres.

At the 2018 European Championships in August, Reekie competed in the 1500 metres, failing to make the final.

Reekie competed at the 2019 European Indoor Championships in March, failing to make the final of the 1500 metres. In July, she achieved a rare double at the 2019 European U23 Championships, winning gold medals in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.[3] In October, she competed at the 2019 World Championships. She failed to make the final of the 1500 metres.

In February 2020, Reekie broke three British indoor records within eight days, setting a new mark for the 800 metres, and then for the mile and 1500 metres. The 1500 metres record was broken by her training partner, Laura Muir, in 2021,[4][5] and the 800 metres record was broken by Keely Hodgkinson in 2022.

Reekie running in the 2021 Fifth Avenue Mile
Reekie at the 2021 Fifth Avenue Mile awards ceremony

In July and August 2021, Reekie competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She finished fourth in the 800 metres with a personal best time of 1:56.90.[6] In September, she won the 2021 Fifth Avenue Mile.[7]

Reekie competed at the 2022 World Championships in July, failing to make the final of the 800 metres. In August, she competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In the 800 metres, she failed to make the final. In the 1500 metres, she finished fifth. Later that month, she competed at the 2022 European Championships, where she finished fifth in the 800 metres.

In March 2023, Reekie split from trainer Andy Young, who had coached her since 2015, after quitting a training camp in South Africa.[8][9] In August, she competed at the 2023 World Championships, finishing fifth in the 800 metres. In September, she won the 2023 Fifth Avenue Mile.

Reekie made a successful start to the 2024 indoor season, winning the UK Indoor Athletics Championships 800m in a championship record time of 1:58.24. [10]

Achievements

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
Representing  Great Britain /  Scotland
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 1st 1500 m 4:13.25
4th 3000 m 9:24.81 PB
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 15th (h) 1500 m 4:10.35
2019 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 11th (h) 1500 m 4:13.44 PB
European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 1st 800 m 2:05.19
1st 1500 m 4:22.81
World Championships Doha, Qatar 32nd (h) 1500 m 4:12.51
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th 800m 1:56:90 PB
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 15th (sf) 800 m 2:00.43
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England 11th (h) 800 m 2:00.68
5th 1500 m 4:05.33
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th 800 m 2:00.31
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 800 m 1:57.72
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 2nd 800 m 2:02.72

Personal bests

Circuit wins and national titles

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Jemma Reekie – Profile". Power of 10 / thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Jemma REEKIE – Athlete profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ Whittington, Jessica (1 February 2020). "Jemma Reekie breaks British indoor 800m record in Glasgow". AW. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Jemma Reekie breaks British indoor mile and 1500m records in New York". The Guardian. 9 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Watch: 'I had an Olympic dream and I hope other kids do, too' – Jemma Reekie". Scottish Athletics. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ^ Monti, David (12 September 2021). "RRW: Great Day For Scotland as Jemma Reekie (4:22) & Jake Wightman (3:50) Prevail at New Balance Fifth Avenue Mile". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  8. ^ Lawton, Matt; Broadbent, Rick (31 March 2023). "Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie split with Andy Young after hire car dispute". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Muir and Reekie part with long-serving coach Young". BBC Sport. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  10. ^ "UK Indoor Athletics Championships: Laura Muir and Jemma Reekie win gold in Birmingham". BBC Sport. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  11. ^ 2020 World Athletics Indoor Tour - Glasgow results
  12. ^ 2020 World Athletics Indoor Tour - Liévin results
  13. ^ "Muir and Miller land our Athlete of Year titles at 4J Annual Awards". Scottish Athletics. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Reekie and Wightman among winners of the 2020 British Athletics Writers Association Awards". Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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