James West (born 30 January 1996) is a British
track and field
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athlete. He is a multiple-time British champion.
Early life
From
Thanet Thanet may refer to:
*Isle of Thanet, a former island, now a peninsula, at the most easterly point of Kent, England
*Thanet District, a local government district containing the island
*Thanet College, former name of East Kent College
*Thanet Canal, ...
, Kent, he is member of Tonbridge Athletics Club. He attended
Loughborough University and the
University of Oregon
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.
Career
In 2022 West finished as runner-up to
Marc Scott
Marc Scott (born 21 December 1993) is a British long-distance runner. He took his first global medal with bronze in the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships. He is the current European record holder in the indoor 5000 metres and ...
in the 5000m at the British national championships, running a 13.44.47 new personal best.
West won the 3000m national title in February 2023. He was selected for the Great Britain squad for the
2023 European Indoor Athletics Championships held at the
Ataköy Athletics Arena
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Construction
The venue was constructed special for the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Champi ...
in Istanbul. He finished eighth in Istanbul, with a time of 7:48.22s.
In July 2023, he won the British 5000m title, at the British National Championships in
Manchester
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in a time of 13:42.03.
On 18 February 2024, he retained his British indoor title over 3000 metres in
Birmingham
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.
References
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1996 births
Living people
British male long-distance runners
English male long-distance runners