Laura Zialor (born 4 August 1998) is an English international athlete.[1] In 2022, she represented Great Britain at the World Championships and European Championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games.[1][2]

Laura Zialor
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 26)
Buckinghamshire, England
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
ClubMarshall Milton Keynes

Biography

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Zialor was educated at the University of Birmingham[3] and won the British indoor high jump title in 2022. She recorded a personal best of 1.91 metres in May 2022.[4] She had previously won the silver medal at the 2021 British Athletics Championships.[5]

In 2022, she was selected for the women's high jump event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[1][4]

In 2023, she was selected for the British team for the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships held in Chorzów, Silesia, Poland between 20 and 25 June 2023.[6] Unfortunately, she injured her Achilles whilst competing at the event and had to crowdfund to cover the cost of private surgery as UK Athletics claimed to not be liable, a loophole Zialor campaigned to change.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Laura Zialor". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Meet Laura Zialor". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Team England profile". Team England. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Laura Zialor results". The Power of 10. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  6. ^ "BRITISH SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Laura Zialor: Injured high jumper shocked by UK Athletics not paying for operation". BBC Sport. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.