Jack Rowe (runner)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 30 January 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 3000m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:38.57 (Chorzow, 2024) Mile: 3:58.76 (London 2021) 3000m: 7:38.35 (Boston 2024) 5000m: 13:04.74 (Boston, 2024) 10000m: 27:54.55 (Capistrano, 2024) Half marathon: 1:01:08 (London, 2023) |
Jack Rowe (born 30 January 1996) is a British long-distance runner.[1]
Early life
[edit]Born in Norwich, Rowe attended St Mary's University, Twickenham and the University of San Francisco.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2020 he won silver in the 5000m at the British Championships.[3] In December 2021 he finished eighteenth at the European Cross Country Championship that took place in Fingal, Dublin.[4]
He was selected for the Great Britain squad to compete in the 3000m, for the 2021 and 2023 European Indoor Athletics Championships, held at the Arena Toruń in Poland, and the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul respectively.[5] In 2021 and 2023 Rowe qualified for the final in the 3000m race.[6][7]
In September 2023, he won The Big Half in London.[8] His time met the qualifying mark for the half-marathon at the inaugural World Road Running Championships, held in October 2023 in Riga.[9] In September 2023, he also won the Vitality London 10,000m in a time of 28:13.[10]
In January 2024, he ran a new 3000m indoors personal best of 7:38.35 in Boston, Massachusetts.[11] In May 2024, he was selected to run the 5000 metres for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[12] Competing at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in Manchester he placed third overall on 30 June 2024.[13] He ran an outdoor personal best of 7:38.70 over 3000m at the 2024 London Athletics Meet.[14] Rowe in 2024 also recorded personal bests in the 1500m, 5000m and 10,000m. He finalised his season with a victories at The Big Half in London and the Vitality London 10,000m.[15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jack Rowe". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Jack Rowe". usfdons.com. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "British Athletics Championships: Silvers for Davies and Rowe in Manchester". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "I see everything as multiples of my rent". viewsfromtheconcourse.com. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "European Indoor Athletics Championships: Holly Archer wins 1,500m silver after successful appeal". Sky Sports. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "European Indoor Championships: Laura Muir wins 1500m gold for fifth indoor title". BBC Sport. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Mo Farah finishes fourth in The Big Half in final London race". BBC Sport. 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Adams, Tim (3 September 2023). "Six Brits qualify for half-marathon in Riga". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (26 September 2023). "Jack Rowe in great form in Vitality London 10,000". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (27 January 2024). "Amber Anning breaks Katharine Merry's British indoor 200m record". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (30 June 2024). "High drama for Paris contenders at thrilling Olympic trials". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Poole, Harry (20 July 2024). "Hudson-Smith & Hodgkinson shine at Diamond League". Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Adams, Tim (1 September 2024). "Eilish McColgan claims Big Half win on return to half-marathon". athletics weekly. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Adams, Tim (22 September 2024). "Rowe and McColgan triumph at Vitality London 10,000". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
