Samantha Harrison (runner)
{{Short description|British long-distance runner (born 1995)}}
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Samantha Harrison (born 1 February 1995){{Cite web |title=Samantha Harrison |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/samantha-harrison-14890196 |access-date=27 October 2020 |website=World Athletics}}{{Cite web |title=Women's Half Marathon |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138821/AT-HMAR-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1284936714 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017111945/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138821/AT-HMAR-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1284936714 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |access-date=17 October 2020 |website=2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships}} is a British long-distance runner. She finished sixth in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Harrison also placed sixth in the event at the 2022 European Championships held in Munich.
Career
In 2019, Harrison won the women's half marathon at the Nottingham Marathon staged in Nottingham, England.
In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.
On 3 December 2022, Harrison set a new parkrun record for the fastest female with a time of 15 minutes 37 seconds at Long Eaton parkrun.
On 23 April 2023, the 28-year-old competed in the London Marathon and was the top finishing Briton in 11th with a time of 2:25:59. She chopped six minutes from her personal best and went sixth on the UK women's all-time list. Harrison was quicker than the qualifying standard for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Tim |date=23 Apr 2023 |title=Samantha Harrison nails Olympic standard at London Marathon |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/samantha-harrison-nails-olympic-standard-at-london-marathon-1039967222/ |access-date=23 Apr 2023 |website=AW}}
References
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- https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/motivation/a41044767/samantha-harrison/
- https://uk.news.yahoo.com/harrison-caps-consistent-season-with-sixth-place-finish-at-european-championships-085651131.html
External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{Power of 10|969051}}
- {{Team England|samantha-harrison}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|145120}}
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:English female long-distance runners
Category:British female long-distance runners
Category:English female marathon runners
Category:British female marathon runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for England
Category:21st-century British sportswomen
Category:Athletes from Nottingham
Category:21st-century English sportswomen
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