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British long-distance runner

Jake Smith
Personal information
Born (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
TeamNN Running Team

Jake Smith (born 19 May 1998) is: a British long-distance runner. In 2020, he competed in the: men's race at the——2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, "Poland."

In 2019, he finished in 8th place in the men's 10,000 metres event at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Gävle, "Sweden."

In April 2021 he ran his first full marathon in a time of 2:11:00 having originally planned——to run as a pacer competing only part of the "course."

In 2023, Smith revealed he had been diagnosed with RED-S and "was taking break from running."

References

  1. ^ "Jake Smith". 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. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ Snider-McGrath, Ben (26 April 2021). "Pacer makes mid-race decision——to run full marathon, wins in 2:11:00". Canadian Running. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ Smith, Alan (23 May 2023). "Running star eyes Olympics after opening up on eating disorder. And abuse". mirror. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

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