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Jake Smith (runner)

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Jake Smith
Personal information
Born (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)
Sport
CountryUnited Kingdom
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
TeamNN Running Team

Jake Smith (born 19 May 1998)[1] is a British long-distance runner. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[2]

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In 2019, he finished in 8th place in the men's 10,000 metres event at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Gävle, Sweden.[3]

In April 2021, he ran his first full marathon in a time of 2:11:00 having originally planned to run as a pacer competing only part of the course.[4]

In 2023, Smith revealed he had been diagnosed with RED-S and was taking a break from running.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Jake Smith". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ Snider-McGrath, Ben (26 April 2021). "Pacer makes mid-race decision to run full marathon, wins in 2:11:00". Canadian Running. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ Smith, Alan (23 May 2023). "Running star eyes Olympics after opening up on eating disorder and abuse". mirror. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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