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Edward Bird
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 3:43.48 (2024)
3000m: 7:59.99 (2024)
5000m: 13:51.24 (2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United Kingdom
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Lima 3000m
European U18 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jerusalem 3000m

Edward Bird (born 11 January 2005) is a British long distance runner. He was a bronze medalist at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 3000 metres.[1]

Career

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He was a bronze medalist at the 2022 European Athletics U18 Championships over 3000 metres.[2] That year, he finished inside the top 10 at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in the under-20 race in Italy.[3]

In the February or the following year, he was selected to compete at the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia.[4] He was first British man to finish in the men’s U20 race, placing eighteenth and helped the British team to a fifth overall finish in the team event.[5]

He won a bronze medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships over 3000 metres.[6][7]

Personal life

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From Dorset, he is a member of Poole Athletics Club.[8][9] He attends the University of Kentucky.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Edward Bird". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Gold rush for British under-18 athletes in Jerusalem". Athletics Weekly. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Ed Bird: Team GB runner gets first call-up to World Athletics Cross Country Championships". BBC Sport. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Britain names team of 17 for WXC Bathurst 23". World Athletics. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "IMPRESSIVE SHOWING ACROSS ALL EVENTS FOR GB & NI AT THE 2023 WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ "3000m Men Results World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Melissa and Edward secure GB spots". Bournemouth Echo. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Big week of success for Poole Athletic Club". Bournemouth Echo. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Ed Bird Sets Freshman Record at Stanford Invitational". ukathletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.