Laura Whittle

"Laura Kenney" redirects here. For the British cyclist, see Laura Kenny.

Laura Whittle
Whittle at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born27 June 1985 (1985-06-27) (age 39)
Blackpool, England
EducationLoughborough University
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event1500–5000 m
ClubRoyal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club
Coached byGeorge Gandy[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 m – 4:12.48 (2009)
3000 m – 8:50.37 (2009)
5000 m – 15:08.58 (2016)[3]

Laura Whittle (née Kenney; born 27 June 1985) a Scottish long-distance runner.[4]

Whittle was born to an English father and Scottish mother.[4] Her father competed for Scotland in the marathon and cross-country running and motivated Laura to run in a club when she was 11 years old.[2]

At the 2006 European Cross Country Championships she won a team gold medal in the under-23 women's race.[5] She won the 5000 metre title at the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships.[6] Whittle finished 38th at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race.[7] She also finished 8th at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.[8] Whittle also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[9]

Personal life

She married 1500m runner Rob Whittle in 2010 and changed her name from Laura Kenney to Laura Whittle.[10]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laura Whittle.
  1. ^ Laura Whittle. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b Laura Whittle. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ Laura Whittle at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ a b Hello (24 March 2008). "Kenney plumps for Scotland in time for 'home' run on Sunday". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Holovchenko unexpectedly triumphs – European Cross Country Champs, Women's Races". iaaf.org. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  6. ^ "BBC SPORT | Athletics | Kenney delighted by shock victory". BBC News. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Senior Race Result – 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships". iaaf.org. 30 March 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  8. ^ "BBC Sport — Athletics — Stunning Jeter run upstages Bolt". BBC News. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Laura Whittle 6th at Commonwealth Games ! | Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club". Rscac.co.uk. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  10. ^ Dick, Brian (25 July 2013). "Athletics: Laura back in love with her running". Birmingham Mail.


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