Eloise Walker (born 27 May 2001) is a British

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athlete who competes as a middle distance, long distance and cross county runner.

Career

Walker set a new Scottish under-20 record in the 3000m in February 2020, running a time of 9:21.30 seconds. Later that month, at the British Indoor Championships, in

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, she set a new indoor personal best in the 1500m of 4:23.32 seconds, finishing in fifth place in the final. That winter, she joined the Andy Young led training-squad that also contained compatriots

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and

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. Walker represented Scotland in the 5000m at the

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. She was also selected for the

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for the U23 race. In September 2023, she ran a new 5000m personal best at the

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event in

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, China. She was selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in

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in December 2023. She won gold as part of the successful British squad which won the U23 team event.

Personal life

She is a

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student. She is a member of the M11 Track Club, coached by Trevor Painter and

Jenny Meadows Jennifer Brenda "Jenny" Meadows (born 17 April 1981) is a retired British athlete. Her main event was the 800 metres although earlier in her career she also competed over the 400 metres. In the 800 m she won a bronze medal at the 2009 Wor ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Eloise 2001 births Living people Scottish female middle-distance runners British female middle-distance runners Commonwealth Games athletes for Scotland Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Scottish sportswomen