PERSONAL DETAILS

DOB: 4 June 1989
Sport: Athletics (Middle Distance)
Home Town: Farnham
Current Address: Farnham

PROFILE

In 2007 Emma was an easy winner of the 1500m at the Norwich Union England Athletics Under 20 Championships and went on to finish fourth over the same distance at the European Athletics Junior Championships.

In 2008 Emma performed brilliantly at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, winning a bronze medal in the 1500m . At the end of the year she finished 5th and took team gold in the junior race at the European Cross Country Championships.

Emma had a successful 2007-08 cross country season including second place in the Under 20 race at the UK Inter-Counties Championships and fourth place in the junior race at the Nationals. She then finished 27th at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, helping the Norwich Union GB Junior Women's Team to fourth place.

After setting an indoor best for 3000m at the Aviva European Trials and UK Indoor Championships in 2010, Emma won the BUCS Indoor 3000m title. At the BUCS outdoor championships she doubled up, taking gold in the 1500m and silver in the 5000m. She improved her 1500m best to 4:09.96 in Rabat on 23 May and then won the England Under 23 title in Bedford on 28 June.

In 2010 Emma smashed her 5000m best at the BMC meeting in Manchester on 29 May, improving by 32 seconds to win in 15:55.18. She made her GB senior debut at the European Team Championships on 19-20 June, finishing seventh in the 3000m.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2009 BUSA 1500m, 1st
• 2008 World Junior Championships, 1500m, 3rd
• 2007 European Junior Cross Country, 5th

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