James West (born 30 January 1996) is a British

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athlete. He is a multiple-time British champion.

Early life

From

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, Kent, he is member of Tonbridge Athletics Club. He attended

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and the

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Career

In 2022 West finished as runner-up to

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in the 5000m at the British national championships, running a 13.44.47 new personal best. West won the 3000m national title in February 2023. He was selected for the Great Britain squad for the 2023 European Indoor Athletics Championships held at the

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in Istanbul. He finished eighth in Istanbul, with a time of 7:48.22s. In July 2023, he won the British 5000m title, at the British National Championships in

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in a time of 13:42.03. On 18 February 2024, he retained his British indoor title over 3000 metres in

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. In May 2024, he lowered his 5000m personal best to 13:09.07 in

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. That month, he was selected to run the 5000 metres for Britain at the

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. In June 2024, he won the 5000m at the

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in Manchester. He ran 4:56.23 for the 2000 metres at the Boris Hanžeković Memorial in Croatia in September to go fifth on the UK 2000m all-time list. It was the fastest time by a British man since 1988. He finished runner-up over 3000 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships. He was selected for the British team for the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:West, James (runner) 1996 births Living people English male long-distance runners British male long-distance runners 21st-century English sportsmen