Tom Evans (runner)

Tom Evans
Personal information
Born (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32)
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running

Tom Evans (born 3 February 1992)[1] is a British long-distance runner and a former British Army Captain. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[2] In 2021, he underwent knee surgery, causing him to not participate in the UTMB.[3] After his recovery, he finished third in his Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) 2022,[4] and won the 2023 Western States Endurance Run.[5]

Races

  • 'CCC' (Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix) race during the UTMB week โ€” Winner, 2018
  • Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) โ€” Podium (Third Position), 2022[6]
  • Western States โ€” Overall win

References

  1. ^ "Tom Evans". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Tom Evans just redefined what it means to be 'on the comeback trail'". Red Bull. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. ^ Admin, Runnerstribe (28 August 2022). "The GOAT, Killian Jornet Breaks UTMB Course Record". Runner's Tribe. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ Metzler, Brian (27 June 2023). "How Tom Evans Won the Western States 100". Trail Runner Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Kilian Jornet supreme at UTMB as Britain's Tom Evans makes podium". AW. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.