Daniel Rowden

Daniel Rowden
Rowden in Munich 2022
Personal information
Born (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27)
EducationImperial College London[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 metres
ClubWoodford Green with Essex Ladies[2]
Coached byJohn Stow (–2017)
Richard Thurston (2017–2019)[3]

Daniel Rowden (born 9 September 1997) is an English middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.[4] He won a silver medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships.

He became British champion when winning the 800 metres event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships in a time of 1 min 45.94 secs.[5]

Personal life

Rowden is of Ghanaian descent through his mother.[6]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 14th (sf) 800 m 1:52.31
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 20th (sf) 800 m 1:49.58
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 800 m 1:48.16
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 12th (sf) 800 m 1:46.98
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 6th (sf) 800 m 1:44.35
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 14th (sf) 800 m 1:46.27
European Championships Munich, Germany 13th (sf) 800 m 1:48.80
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 21st (sf) 800 m 1:45.38

Personal bests

Outdoor

References

  1. ^ "Imperial athletes set their sights on this year's Tokyo Olympic Games | Imperial News | Imperial College London".
  2. ^ "British Athletics bio". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Power of 10 profile". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ^ Daniel Rowden at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Results list". British Athletics.
  6. ^ "The rollercoaster rise of Daniel Rowden". 14 September 2020.


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