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Jessica Warner-Judd

Warner-Judd in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 30) Rochford, England
Education	Loughborough University
Height	1.80 m
Weight	59 kg
Sport
Country	Great Britain England
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle-, Long-distance running
Club	Blackburn Harriers AC
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Great Britain European Team Championships Gold 2013 Gateshead 800 m World U20 Championships Silver 2012 Barcelona 800 m World U18 Championships Bronze 2011 Villeneuve-d'Ascq 800 m European Cross Country Championships Gold 2012 Budapest U20 Team Gold 2014 Samakov U20 Team Gold 2016 Chia U23 Team Gold 2017 Šamorín U23 Team Silver 2014 Samakov U20 race Bronze 2017 Šamorín U23 race Universiade Gold 2019 Naples 5000 m Bronze 2017 Taipei 5000 m

Jessica Warner-Judd (born on January 7, 1995) is a talented English runner. She competes in both middle-distance (like 800m or 1500m) and long-distance races (like 5000m or 10,000m). Jessica has won many medals throughout her career.

She earned two individual medals in races for young athletes (Under-20 and U23) at the European Cross Country Championships. She also won a gold medal in the 5000 metres race at the 2019 Universiade. Jessica won a bronze medal in the 800 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships. The next year, she won a silver medal in the same event at the 2012 World Junior Championships. She holds the British record for the 1500 metres for athletes under 15 years old. Jessica has also been a national champion four times. She proudly represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Jessica Warner-Judd's Running Journey

Jessica was born in Rochford, England. She attended Grays Convent High School and Castle View School. Her running career started strong when she broke the British record for the 1500 metres in July 2009. She was under 15 years old at the time and ran the race in 4 minutes and 21.03 seconds.

Early Achievements

In 2011, Jessica set two new national records for athletes under 17. She ran the 3000 metres in 9 minutes and 8.5 seconds in April. In May, she ran the 1500 metres in 4 minutes and 14.21 seconds. Later that year, she won a bronze medal in the 800 metres at the World Youth Championships. Her time was 2 minutes and 3.43 seconds. She also won her third straight 1500 metres title at the English Schools Championships.

Junior Successes

Jessica won a gold medal as part of the British junior women's team at the 2012 European Cross Country Championships. She started her outdoor season by running the 800 metres in 2 minutes and 1.09 seconds. At the British Olympic trials in June, she finished third. In July, she won a silver medal in the 800 metres final at the 2012 World Junior Championships. Her time of 2 minutes and 0.96 seconds set a new UK record for athletes aged 17. She also reached the 1500 metres final, finishing fifth. She greatly improved her personal best time to 4 minutes and 9.93 seconds, setting another UK record for her age.

Breaking Records and International Races

On June 22, 2013, Jessica won the 800 metres at the 2013 European Team Championships. She then won the Birmingham Grand Prix on June 30, 2013. In this race, she ran under two minutes for the 800 metres for the first time, with a time of 1 minute and 59.86 seconds. At the 2013 UK World Championship trials, she finished second. This earned her a spot at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

In May 2014, Jessica started her season by leading the 800 metres race at the Prefontaine Classic. In June, she improved her 800 metres best time to 1 minute and 59.77 seconds in Oslo. In August, she reached the 800 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, finishing fourth. Two weeks later, she reached the final again at the European Championships in Zürich, finishing seventh.

Continued Growth and Olympic Debut

In March 2017, Jessica won the British Inter Counties Ladies' Cross Country Championships. This win helped her join the British team for the World Cross Country Championships in Kampala. On April 5, 2017, she ran the 3000 metres in 8 minutes and 52.16 seconds. This made her one of only a few British women to run the 800 metres in under two minutes and the 3000 metres in under nine minutes. A month later, she improved her 1500 metres best time to 4 minutes and 5.20 seconds. Later that year, she finished second in the 1500 metres at the British Athletics Championships. This qualified her for the 2017 World Athletics Championships, where she reached the semi-final.

In 2020, Jessica became the British champion in the 5000 metres race. She won the event at the British Athletics Championships with a time of 15 minutes and 37.52 seconds. She won this title again in 2021. That same year, she qualified for her first Olympic Games in Tokyo. She competed in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres races.

In 2024, while competing in a 10,000m race, Jessica experienced a health issue. After this, she was diagnosed with epilepsy.

Running Statistics

Here are some of Jessica Warner-Judd's best running times and national titles.

Personal Best Times

These are her fastest times in different races:

• 800 metres – 1:59.77 (Oslo 2014)
• 1500 metres – 4:03.73 (London 2017)
• 3000 metres – 8:52.73 (Birmingham 2021)
• 5000 metres – 14:57.19 (Birmingham 2022)
• 10,000 metres – 30:35.93 (Eugene, OR 2022)

Road Races

• 5 kilometres – 15:36 (Barrowford 2020)
• 10 kilometres – 31:40 (Leeds 2021)
• Half marathon – 1:07:19 (Houston, TX 2023)

National Championship Wins

Jessica has won these national titles:

• British Athletics Championships
  • 5000 metres: 2020, 2021
• British 10,000m Championships
  • 10,000 metres: 2022, 2023

See also

In Spanish: Jessica Judd para niños