Jamie Webb (born 1 June 1994) is a British

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who won the silver medal at the

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in the

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. He won a bronze medal at the same Championships in 2021 in Torún, Poland. Outside of athletics he studies a PhD in chemistry at Loughborough university having previously been a

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teacher at the

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.Webb's teacher page on the Harris website
/ref> His 800-metre best is 1:44.14.

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* * * * 1994 births Living people English male middle-distance runners British male middle-distance runners 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub