Niamh Emerson

Niamh Emerson (born 22 April 1999) is an English heptathlete from Shirland, Derbyshire.[1][2]

Niamh Emerson

Personal information
Nationality	United Kingdom
Born	(1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 Shirland, Derbyshire, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain (GBR)  England (ENG)
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Heptathlon
Club	Amber Valley
Coached by	David Feeney
Achievements and titles
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
Personal best(s)	6253 Heptathlon (2018) 4731 Pentathlon (2019)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Great Britain European Indoor Championships 2019 Glasgow Pentathlon World Junior Championships 2018 Tampere Heptathlon European U18 Championships 2016 Tbilisi Heptathlon Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Heptathlon

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]

Competition record

Heptathlon

2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia

Event	Result
100 metre hurdles	14.08 secs
High Jump	1.84 m
Shot put	12.13 m
200 metres	24.83
Long jump	6.06 m
Javelin	40.34 m
800 metres	2:12.18
Heptathlon	6,043

3rd overall. 2018 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist

2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, Tampere, Finland

Event	Result
100 metre hurdles	13.76 secs
High Jump	1.89 m
Shot put	12.27 m
200 metres	24.80
Long jump	6.31 m
Javelin	39.02 m
800 metres	2:09.74
Heptathlon	6,253

1st overall. 2018 World U20 Gold medalist. 2018 U20 world lead.

Indoor Pentathlon

2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

Event	Result
60 metre hurdles	8.54 secs
High Jump	1.87 m
Shot put	13.93 m
Long jump	6.29 m
800 metres	2:12.56
Pentathlon	4,731

2nd overall. 2019 European silver medalist. U20 world record.

Personal bests

Event	Result
100 metre hurdles	13.76 secs
High Jump	1.89 m
Shot put	12.67 m
200 metres	24.40
Long jump	6.41 m
Javelin	43.95 m
800 metres	2:09.74
Heptathlon	6,253

References

1. "IAAF: Niamh EMERSON - Profile". iaaf.org.
2. "Niamh Emerson".
3. "Athletics - Combined Events Women's Heptathlon - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com.
4. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-u20-championships/iaaf-world-u20-championships-tampere-2018-6082/results/women/heptathlon/800-metres/points