Maddie Deadman

Maddie Deadman
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMiddle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 2:04.22 (2024)
1500m: 4:15.53 (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Antalya Mixed relay

Maddie Deadman (born 28 January 2000) is an English middle distance and cross country runner.[1]

Early life

From Basingstoke,[2] she attended Aldworth Science College. In 2014, she won the U15 title at the British Modern Biathlon Championships in Solihull.[3] She competed as a teenager for the Overton Harriers & Athletics Club.[4]

Career

Coached by Rod Finch of Basingstoke and Mid Hants Athletics Club, she improved her 1500 metres personal best by six seconds by the end of the 2024 season.[5] She qualified for the final of the 1500 metres at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in June 2024.[6] The following month the won bronze at the English national championships in Birmingham over 1500 metres.[7]

She won the British European Short Course Trials in Liverpool on November 23, 2024.[8] She was subsequently selected for the British team for the mixed relay which won the bronze medal at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Maddie Deadman". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ^ Rooks-Taylor, Matt (4 December 2024). "Team GB: Maddie Deadman selected after European trials". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Biathletes Maddie Deadman and Bradley Sutton impress at British championships". Basingstoke Gazette. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  4. ^ Boyman, John (18 February 2015). "Basingstoke and Mid Hants runners among the medals as Hampshire Cross Country League season comes to a close". Basingstoke Gazette. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Basingstoke athletics coach honoured with Coach of the Year 2024". Basingstoke Gazette. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ^ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Basingstoke athletes triumph at national championships". Basingstoke Gazette. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  8. ^ "EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS SPOTS BOOKED AT UKA CROSS CHALLENGE IN LIVERPOOL". British Athletics. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  9. ^ "JOSH LAY BESTOWED WITH CAPTAINCY FOR 2024 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  10. ^ Collett, Jasmine (Nov 26, 2024). "Strong British team selected for Euro Cross in Turkey". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Italy regain mixed relay title in closest ever finish at Antalya 2024". European Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.