Gemma Bridge
{{Short description|English racewalker (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
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| name = Gemma Bridge
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| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|5|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Oxford, England
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| sport = Athletics
| event = 20km race walk
| club = Oxford City Athletic Club{{cite web|url=https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=69854|title=Profile|website=Power of 10}}
| coach = Mark Wall
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Gemma Bridge (born 17 May 1993) is an English athlete specialising in the racewalking events.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/gemma-bridge-14524186|title=Athlete profile|website=World Athletics}}{{cite web|url=https://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=b/athlete=232258-bridge-gemma/index.html|title=Athletes|website=European Athletics}}
Biography
Born in Oxford, she studied biology at the University of Birmingham and ran cross country for the varsity team. Gemma completed her master's degree in the United States at McNeese State University where she also ran for the university. Gemma was recently awarded her doctorate from Leeds Beckett University. Gemma now works as a Research Evidence Impact Officer at Leeds Beckett University. Alongside this role, Gemma works as a marketing associate for HIIT Science, is the Leeds Area Activator for Good Gym and is a volunteer writer for Leeds Living, Leeds College of Technology and Yorkshire Art.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
She became British champion when winning the 5000 metres race walk event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships, with a time of 22 min 51.15 sec.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=31 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uka.org.uk/results/20200904_Manchester/timetable/index/|title=Results list|website=British Athletics}} She also won the 20 km Race Walking Association Championships in Leeds, which doubled as the British Championships, with a time of 1 hour 32 mins.{{cite web|url=https://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=193803&event=20KW&venue=Leeds&date=25-Jun-17|title=2017 Race Walking Association Championships|website=Power of 10}} She finished fifth in the women's 20 kilometres walk at the 2018 Commonwealth Games{{cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/result-women-s-20km-race-walk-fnl-000100-.htm|title=Result - Women's 20km Race Walk Final|accessdate=16 October 2020}} and has represented her country at the World Championships in Athletics and IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships. Gemma currently trains in Leeds at Leeds Beckett University.
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Category:British female race walkers
Category:English female race walkers
Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for England
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain