Draft:Jessica Duncton

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Jessica Duncton
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2005-12-08) 8 December 2005 (age 18)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m: 7.52 (London, 2024)
60m hurdles: 8.18 (Sheffield, 2024)
100m hurdles: 13.40 (Manchester, 2023)

Jessica Duncton (born 8 December 2005) is a British track and field athlete.[1]

Early life[edit]

She attended St Peter's High School, Gloucester.[2]

Career[edit]

A member of the Cheltenham Harriers Athletic Club,[3] in March 2022 she became the English national champion in the U17 pentathlon.[4]

In June 2023, she finished sixth in the 100 metres hurdles at the UK National Championships. She was subsequently selected for the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem.[5]

In February 2024, she competed for England and ran a new 60 metres hurdles personal best at the IFAM Indoor Championships in Gent, Belguim, running 8.26 seconds in the final.[6][7] That month, she became national under-20 champion and set a new British U20 national record for the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.18 seconds.[8][9]

On 17 February 2024, she qualified for the final of the 60m hurdles at the senior 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with a time of 8.28 seconds. In the final she finished sixth in a time of 8.41 seconds. [10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jessica Duncton". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Half term news". St Peter's High School. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ^ "English U17 Pentathlon Champion - Jess Duncton Athlete Insight". Cheltenham Harriers. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ "U17 Combined Events Championships: day 1". England Athletics. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  5. ^ "FINAL SELECTIONS CONFIRMED FOR THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Women 60 metres hurdles final". Atletik.nu. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. ^ "England team selected for Gent Indoor Meeting". England Athletics. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Succession planning is in great shape: Age Group champs day 2". England Athletics. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ Smythe, Steve (13 February 2024). "Records fall at England indoor age-group champs in Sheffield". Athletics Weekly.
  10. ^ "Results UK Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. February 18, 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.