Draft:James Dargan
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{{Short description|British athlete}}
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| name = James Dargan
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| nationality = British
| sport = Athletics
| event = Middle distance running
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|9|17|df=yes}}
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| pb = 800m: 1:59.02 (Winchester, 2022)
1500m: 3:44.47 (Birmingham, 2023)
3000m: 8:04.53 (Birmingham, 2023)
5000m: 14:03.10 (London, 2023)
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James Dargan (born 17 September 2005) is a British track and field athlete who competes in middle distance running.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/james-dargan-15029715|title=James Dargan|website=World Athletics|accessdate=4 July 2023}}
Career
In 2022, he won the English Schools Championships over 3000m. Dargan won the English schools title over 1500m in 2023.{{cite web|title= Five takeaways from the English Schools Champs|first=Tim|last=Adams |date=July 3, 2023|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/five-takeaways-from-the-english-schools-tf-championships-1039969196/|accessdate=4 July 2023}} In April 2023, he won the Mini London Marathon title.{{cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/young-athlete-news/james-dargan-1039968320/|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=4 July 2023|title= Teenage talent James Dargan on the rise|first=Jason|last=Henderson |date=June 20, 2023}} In August 2023, he competed at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.{{cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-news/junior-stars-set-to-shine-at-euro-u20-champs-in-jerusalem-1039970258/|title= Junior stars set to shine at Euro U20 Champs in Jerusalem|accessdate=4 December 2023|first=Jason|last=Henderson|date=August 6, 2023}} Running for Farnborough College, he won the English Schools Cross Country Cup in December 2023.{{cite web|url= https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/dargan-and-flaherty-shine-at-english-schools-cross-country-cup-1039973632/|title= Dargan and Flaherty shine at English Schools Cross Country Cup|website= Athletics Weekly |date=Dec 5, 2023 |accessdate=24 March 2025}}
In March 2024, he competed in the U20 race at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade. https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190594?eventId=10230007
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