Daniel Rowden

Daniel Rowden (born 9 September 1997) is an English middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.[4] He won a silver medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships.

Daniel Rowden
Rowden in Munich 2022
Personal information
Born (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997
EducationImperial College London[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 metres
ClubWoodford Green with Essex Ladies[2]
Coached byJohn Stow (–2017)
Richard Thurston (2017–2019)[3]

He became British champion when winning the 800 metres event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships in a time of 1 min 45.94 secs.[5]

Personal life

Rowden is of Ghanaian descent through his mother.[6]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Great Britain
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 14th (sf) 800 m 1:52.31
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 20th (sf) 800 m 1:49.58
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 800 m 1:48.16
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 12th (sf) 800 m 1:46.98
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 6th (sf) 800 m 1:44.35
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 14th (sf) 800 m 1:46.27
European Championships Munich, Germany 13th (sf) 800 m 1:48.80
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 21st (sf) 800 m 1:45.38

Personal bests

Outdoor

References
  1. "Imperial athletes set their sights on this year's Tokyo Olympic Games | Imperial News | Imperial College London".
  2. "British Athletics bio". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. "Power of 10 profile". Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. Daniel Rowden at World Athletics
  5. "Results list". British Athletics.
  6. "The rollercoaster rise of Daniel Rowden". 14 September 2020.
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