Ava Lloyd
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 13 August 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle distance |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800m: 2:03.56 (Birmingham, 2024) 1500m: 4:10.17 (Zagreb, 2025) Mile 4:43.59 (Loughborough, 2024) |
Ava Lloyd (born 13 August 2005) is a British middle-distance runner. She made her senior championship debut over 1500 metres for Great Britain at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Career
[edit]A Wigan and District athlete, and a member of Wigan Harriers,[2] she is also a member of the same M11 Track Club training group as British middle distance runners Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Bell, coached by Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows.[3]
She placed tenth at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, Israel, with a 1500 metres time of 4:23.78.[4]
She ran 4:12.07 at the Watford BMC Grand Prix in June 2024 for the 1500 metres.[5] She reached the final of the 1500 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, placing fifth in the final.[6][7] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[8]
She set a personal best indoor time of 4:12.59 for the 1500 metres at the Keeley Klassik on 16 February 2025 in Birmingham, England.[9] The following week, she placed qualified for the final and placed fifth overall in the 1500 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in a time of 4:17.52, on the same track in Birmingham.[10][11] She was subsequently selected to make her major championship debut for the senior British team at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[12][13] Competing at the championships, she ran a time of 4:18.74 in her qualifying heat to finish in sixth place and did not proceed to the final.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ava Lloyd". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Kendrick, Paul (13 Feb 2024). "Latest success story off the Wigan Harriers production line targets glory". Wogan Today. Retrieved 27 Feb 2025.
- ^ Lawton, Matt (7 November 2024). "How modest 'powerful' couple guided Keely Hodgkinson to gold on a budget". The Times. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Collett, Jasmine (Aug 18, 2024). "Ava Lloyd aims to make mark at World Under-20 Champs in Peru". Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Junior stars shine at Watford BMC Grand Prix". Athletics Weekly. Jun 9, 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima". World Athletics. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (1 September 2024). "USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved Sep 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "A Senior Debut – Ava Lloyd's Indoor Season". Fast Running. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Rhodes, James (18 Feb 2025). "Weekend of Records – Weekend Round Up". Fast Running. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
- ^ "UK Athletics 1500m women". ukaic2025. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
- ^ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". British Athletics. 26 Feb 2025. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (Feb 26, 2025). "Molly Caudery leads British team for European Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
- ^ "European Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.