Jessie Knight (athlete)

Jessie Knight (born 15 June 1994) is an English athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[2][3]

For the English tattoo artist, 1904–1992, see Jessie Knight (tattoo artist).

Jessie Knight
Personal information
Born (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
ClubWindsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club[1]
Coached byMarina Armstrong
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Eugene4×400 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Toruń4×400 m relay

Career

Knight became the British champion of the 400 metres hurdles event after winning at the 2020 British Athletics Championships with a time of 55.80 seconds.[4]

In May 2021, she improved on her record at the year's Golden Spike Ostrava with a personal best of 54.74 seconds.[5] She was later named to the British track and field team ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics for the 400 metres hurdles event alongside Meghan Beesley and Jessica Turner.[6] Upon arriving in Tokyo, Knight was one of six British athletes forced to self-isolate after a passenger on her flight had tested positive for COVID-19.[5] At the Olympics, Knight stumbled in her heat race for the 400 metres hurdles event as she approached the track's first bend and crashed into the first hurdle, ending her hopes to medal in the event. Knight hoped to, but did not, race in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay.[7]

Knight is a primary school teacher by vocation. In 2017, she gave up athletics in favour of the profession, but returned to the sport a year later.[7]

References
  1. "Profile". Power of 10.
  2. "Athlete profile". World Athletics.
  3. "Athletes". European Athletics.
  4. "Results list". British Athletics.
  5. "Jessie Knight: Team GB's 400m hurdler ready for Tokyo 2020 bow despite self-isolation". Sky Sports. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. McGuire, Jane (29 June 2021). "The British Olympic team for Tokyo has been announced". Runner's World. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. Ehantharajah, Vithushan (31 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Britain's Jessie Knight endures cruelty of sport with fall at the first hurdle". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2021.


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