Jade O'Dowda (born 9 September 1999) is an English international athlete. She won a bronze medal in the heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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| Nationality | English | |||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1999 Oxford, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Heptathlon | |||||||||||
| Club | Newham & Essex Beagles | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editO'Dowda was educated at Sheffield Hallam University and is the sister of footballer Callum O'Dowda. In 2018, she entered the world's top 40 heptathletes and finished 7th at the World U20 Championships.[1][2]
A former Oxford City AC athlete,[3] she won a bronze medal in the women's heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[1][4][5]
O'Dowda represented Great Britain at the 2022 European Championships, finishing seventh[6] and matched that placing at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Jade O'Dowda results". The Power of 10. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games call-up for ex-Oxford City AC". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Johnson-Thompson successfully defends Commonwealth title". England Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Liam, Rice (19 August 2022). "Jade O'Dowda finishes seventh in heptathlon at European Championships". Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Jade O'Dowda seventh in heptathlon at European Athletics Championships". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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