Emile Cairess

Emile Cairess (born 27 December 1997)[1] is a British long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 European Under-23 Championships and a silver for the men's race at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships. Cairess is the European record holder for the road 10 miles.

Emile Cairess
Cairess at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin
Personal information
Born (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997
Bradford, England
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
England
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
ClubLeeds City AC
Coached byRenato Canova
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gävle10,000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 TilburgU23 team
Silver medal – second place2022 TurinSenior race

Career

During the under-23 race at the 2018 European Cross Country Championships, Emile Cairess fell over at half-mile stage but managed to move up 59 places for eighth position and a team silver medal.[2]

In January 2022 at the Valencia Ibercaja, he tied Mo Farah's over 10-year-old British 10 kilometres record with his time of 27:44.[3][4] The 24-year-old set five other personal bests that year (3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m, 5 km, half marathon).[1] At the European Cross Country Championships held in Turin, Italy in December, Cairess achieved his best performance up to that point, with silver medal in the men's senior race behind only reigning world 5000 m champion and European record holder in the event Jakob Ingebrigtsen.[5][6]

On 4 March 2023, Cairess broke Richard Nerurkar's 30-year European 10-mile record (46:02) with a time of 45:57 at the 'Breaking 10' in Barrowford.[7][8] Later that year, he finished sixth on debut in the London Marathon in a time of 02:08:07.[9]

Statistics
Cairess at age 14 at the Inter-counties Cross Country (2012).

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
 Representing  Great Britain /  England
2018 European Cross Country Championships Tilburg, Netherlands 8th XC 8.3 km U23 24:07
2nd U23 team 30 pts
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 3rd 10,000 m 28:50.21
European Cross Country Championships Lisbon, Portugal 60th XC 8.3 km U23 26:34
2021 European 10,000m Cup Birmingham, United Kingdom 10th 10000 m 27:53.19 PB
2nd Team 1:23:33.77
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 11th 10,000 m 28:07.37
European Cross Country Championships Turin, Italy 2nd XC 9.572 km 29:42
6th Team 46 pts

Personal bests
Road

References
  1. "Emile CAIRESS – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. May, Adam (26 January 2019). "Emile Cairess plotting cross-country route to middle-distance elite". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. Calvert, Howard (10 January 2022). "This Yorkshireman just matched Mo Farah's British 10km record – but who is he?". Runner's World. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. Barden, Katy (16 April 2022). "Patience is a virtue for Emile Cairess". AW. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. "GB's Cairess claims European cross country silver". BBC Sport. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  6. Henderson, Jason (11 December 2022). "Ingebrigtsen reigns supreme at Euro Cross in Turin". AW. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  7. Henderson, Jason (4 March 2023). "Emile Cairess breaks European record for 10 miles". AW. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. "McColgan sets new British 10,000m record". BBC Sport. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  9. "Cairess and Harrison shine at the London Marathon". British Athletics. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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