Katie Snowden

Katie Snowden (born 9 March 1994) is a British middle-distance runner. She represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and she is a two-time medalist in the women's 1500 metres event at the British Indoor Athletics Championships. She also won bronze in this event at the British Athletics Championships in 2020 and 2021.

Katie Snowden
Personal information
Born (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 metres
Medal record
British Indoor Athletics Championships
2018 Birmingham 1500 m
2019 Birmingham 1500 m
British Athletics Championships
2020 Manchester 1500 m
2021 Manchester 1500 m

Whilst representing Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, 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.[1][2]

Career

She won the girls' 800 metres event at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games held in Douglas, Isle of Man.[3] In 2015, she competed in the women's 800 metres event at the European Athletics U23 Championships held in Tallinn, Estonia.

In 2018, she competed in the women's 1500 metres event at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.[3] She finished in 6th place in the women's 1500 metres event at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships held in Toruń, Poland.[4][5]

International competitions
Representing  Great Britain
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 6th 800 m 2:03.45
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 6th 1500 m 4:21.81
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 16th (sf) 1500 m 4:02.93
Representing  England
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 11th 1500 m 4:06.55

References
  1. "Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 3 Results".
  2. 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.
  3. "Katie Snowden". Team England. Retrieved 6 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Women's 1500 metres" (PDF). European Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. Henderson, Jason (6 March 2021). "Femke Bol delivers in style". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 March 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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