Isabelle Boffey (born 13 April 2000) is a British middle-distance runner.[2] A successful junior athlete, she won gold medals in the 800 metres at each of the three age-grade championships in European Athletics – at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships held in Tallinn, the 2019 European U20 Championships in Boras and the 2016 European U18 Championships in Tbilisi.
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| Born | 13 April 2000 Enfield, England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She first competed for her country as a senior in the women's 800 metres event at the 2021 European Indoor Championships held in Toruń, Poland, finishing sixth.[3] In February 2022, she won the 1000 metres at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix.[4]
In February 2023, the 22-year-old claimed a maiden national title, winning the 800 m at the British Indoor Championships.[5]
Her personal bests for 800 metres are 2:00.18 outdoors (2023) and 2:00.25 indoors (2023).
References
edit- ^ "Isabelle Boffey – Profile". British Athletics. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Truscott, James (3 April 2018). "Ones to watch: Isabelle Boffey has wisdom and experience beyond her years". Vinco Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (19 February 2022). "Duplantis misses world record by whisker in Birmingham as Hodgkinson excels". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Baker breaks championship record to win 1500m gold". BBC Sport. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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