Katie Snowden

Katie Snowden (born 9 March 1994) is an English middle-distance runner representing England and Great Britain, specialising in the 1500 metres. She finished fourth in the event at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.

Katie Snowden
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994
Sport
CountryGreat Britain & N.I.
England
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500 m: 3:56.72 (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Douglas800 m

Snowden represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Career

Katie Snowden won the girls' 800 metres event at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games held in Douglas, Isle of Man.[1]

In 2015, she placed sixth in the women's 800 metres at the European Under-23 Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia.

Snowden competed in the women's 1500 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.[1]

She finished in sixth place in the women's 1500 metres at the 2021 European Indoor Championships held in Toruń, Poland.[2] Whilst representing Great Britain at the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Snowden ran a personal best time of 4:02.77 in the third heat to qualify for the semi-finals of the women's 1500 metres.[3][4]

Statistics

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
Representing  Great Britain /  England
2011 World Youth Championships Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France 7th 800 m 2:05.64
Commonwealth Youth Games Douglas, Isle of Man 1st 800 m 2:11.20
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 6th 800 m 2:03.45
2017 European Team Championships Super League Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France 9th 800 m 2:05.19
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 11th 1500 m 4:06.55
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 6th 1500 m 4:21.81
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 16th (sf) 1500 m 4:02.93
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 20th (sf) 1500 m 4:08.29
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 7th 1500 m 4:07.15
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 1500 m 4:04.97
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 5th 1500 m 4:07.68
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 8th 1500 m 3:59.65

Personal bests

References

  1. "Katie Snowden". Team England. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. Henderson, Jason (6 March 2021). "Femke Bol delivers in style". AW. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. Jerwood, Geoff (2 July 2021). "Herne Hill Harriers round-up: Katie Snowden selected by GB for Tokyo Olympics". South London Press. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 3 Results". Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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