Niamh Emerson
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Niamh Emerson (born 22 April 1999) is an English heptathlete from Shirland, Derbyshire.[1][2]
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Nationality | United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25) Shirland, Derbyshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain (GBR) England (ENG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Heptathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Amber Valley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | David Feeney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World finals | 2018 IAAF World Junior Heptathlon Champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regional finals | 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships Pentathlon Silver medalist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commonwealth finals | 2018 Gold Coast Bronze medalist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In April 2018, Emerson competed in the heptathlon in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, where she came third, winning the bronze medal for England, with a personal best of 6043 points.[3]
In July 2018, Emerson won heptathlon gold for Great Britain at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, scoring a personal best of 6253 points.[4]