Niamh Emerson
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 24)
Shirland, Derbyshire, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Great Britain (GBR)
 England (ENG)
SportAthletics
EventHeptathlon
ClubAmber Valley
Coached byDavid Feeney
Achievements and titles
World finals2018 IAAF World Junior Heptathlon Champion
Regional finals2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships Pentathlon Silver medalist
Commonwealth finals2018 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 place 2019 Glasgow Pentathlon
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere Heptathlon
European U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi Heptathlon
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Heptathlon

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

Heptathlon

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.

Indoor Pentathlon

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 13.93 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.

External links

World U20 Champions in women's heptathlon
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