Elizabeth Hall (born 28 April 1985) is a former international

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athlete competing as a 3000m cross country runner and steeplechaser. She represented Great Britain at the

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and competed at the European Athletic Championships twice.

Life and career

Born in Stevenage in Hertfordshire, Lizzie Hall attended The Knights Templar School in

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, where she was a County level

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and

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er before graduating in Physiotherapy from

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. She competed in the 2005 European U23 3000 m heats, the 2006 World Cross Country 4k (when she came in 65th), and in the 2007 European U23 3000 m heats. In the 2006

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she won the gold medal, and the same year set a British record in the 3000m steeplechase. Hall qualified to compete in the 2008

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but was unable to take part owing to injury. She then aimed at competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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but failed to qualify.Brunel University official website.
/ref> She is a member of Herts Phoenix Athletics Club.

References

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Hall breaks UK steeplchase record
1985 births Living people People educated at The Knights Templar School, Baldock People from Stevenage English female middle-distance runners English female steeplechase runners British female middle-distance runners British female steeplechase runners British female cross country runners English female cross country runners {{England-athletics-bio-stub