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Alexandra Millard

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Alexandra Millard
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-12-31) 31 December 2001 (age 22)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Middle distance, long distance, Cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 4:11.67 (Espoo, 2023)
3000m: 9:02.80 (Watford, 2023)
5000m: 15:27.02 (Boston, 2024)
5km (road): 15:55 (Leicester, 2024)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Belgrade Mixed relay
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Brussels U23 Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Turin U23 Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Turin U23 race

Alexandra Millard (born 31 December 2001) is a British middle distance, long distance, and cross country runner.[1]

Early life

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From Kent, she attended St Edmund's School Canterbury.[2][3] She is a student at Loughborough University.[4]

Career

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She was a bronze medalist in the women's U23 race and gold in the women's U23 team event at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin.[5]

In July 2023, she ran a personal best over 1500 metres of 4:11.67 at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo.[6]

She was selected for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels in December 2023.[7] She won gold as part of the successful British squad which won the U23 team event.[8]

In March 2024, she was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Alexandra Millard". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  2. ^ "St Edmund's Head's Blog". stedmunds.org.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  3. ^ Reeves, Thomas (19 November 2022). "Alex Millard of Canterbury-based Invicta East Kent victorious at the British Athletics Cross Challenge". Kent Online. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Our 2022/23 Scholars". lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Battocletti and Hicks reign again in the U23 races in La Mandria Park". European Athletics. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  6. ^ Rhodes, James (17 July 2023). "Excellent in Espoo – Weekend Round Up". Fast Running. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  7. ^ "40-STRONG GB & NI TEAM BRUSSELS BOUND FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. ^ "European Cross Country Championships: Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly claims bronze". BBC Sport. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  9. ^ "GB win World Cross Country mixed relay bronze". BBC Sport. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.