Emily Pidgeon
Encyclopedia
Emily Pidgeon is a British athlete competing in the sport of running
at international level. She is a former 5000 metres
European Junior Champion (2005). She was bronze medallist in the 2007 European Junior Championships in Hengelo. In December 2006, Pidgeon, the 2005 silver-medalist at the European Junior Cross Country Championships, was in the victorious junior female team at the Europe
an Cross Country
Championships. She finished fourth individually behind fellow Briton
, Stephanie Twell
.
At the World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa
on 24 March 2007, Pidgeon finished 17th; the second British runner and the second European.
The Great Britain & NI team finished 5th; the top European team.
Pidgeon may qualify to represent Great Britain & NI in the 2012 Olympic Games. This is despite disagreements with UK Athletics
over training
Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
at international level. She is a former 5000 metres
5000 metres
The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...
European Junior Champion (2005). She was bronze medallist in the 2007 European Junior Championships in Hengelo. In December 2006, Pidgeon, the 2005 silver-medalist at the European Junior Cross Country Championships, was in the victorious junior female team at the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
Championships. She finished fourth individually behind fellow Briton
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
, Stephanie Twell
Stephanie Twell
Stephanie April "Steph" Twell is a Scottish middle distance runner. She was the winner of the 1500 metres at the World Junior Championships in 2008, and is a three time winner of the European Cross Country Championships junior women's race as well as being part of four winning Great Britain...
.
At the World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa
Mombasa
Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
on 24 March 2007, Pidgeon finished 17th; the second British runner and the second European.
The Great Britain & NI team finished 5th; the top European team.
Pidgeon may qualify to represent Great Britain & NI in the 2012 Olympic Games. This is despite disagreements with UK Athletics
UK Athletics
UK Athletics is the governing body for the sport of athletics in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for overseeing the governance of athletics events in the UK as well as athletes, their development, and athletics officials....
over training
Personal bests
Source: IAAF- 1500 Metres 4:17.83 SolihullSolihullSolihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
25 June 2005 - One Mile 4:50.68 OxfordOxfordThe city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
06 May 2004 - 3000 Metres 9:06.87 TwickenhamTwickenhamTwickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...
07 June 2006 - 5000 Metres 15:41.00 SolihullSolihullSolihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
24 June 2006 - 10 Kilometres 34:28 Bourton-on-the-WaterBourton-on-the-WaterBourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
20 February 2005 - 2000 Metres Steeplechase 6:37.76 Altitude Potchefstroom 24 April 2006
- 3000 Metres Steeplechase 10:06.12 BedfordBedfordBedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
03 July 2005
External links
- http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/athletics-pidgeon-continues-to-soar-high-above-cloud-of-politics-408041.htmlAthletics: Pidgeon continues to soar high above cloud of politics The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
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