Kate Avery
Avery (left) in the 10,000 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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| Nationality | British English |
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| Born |
10 October 1991 Newton Aycliffe, England |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track, long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 metres, mile, 5000 metres, 10,000 meters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Iona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) |
1500 metres: 4:15.97 5000 metres: 15:25.63 10,000 metres: 31:41.44 |
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Kate Avery (born 10 October 1991) is a British long-distance runner. She competes in track and road competitions but specialises in cross country running. She was twice silver medallist at the 2014 European Cross Country Championships and 2015, and also a gold medallist on both occasions as part of the Great Britain women's senior team. She became the first British woman to win the NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship in 2014, running for Iona College.
She was among Europe's top developing runners as a junior, claiming medals at the European Athletics Junior Championships and European Cross Country Championships in 2009. She moved up the age categories and was a medallist at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships, as well as a team champion in European cross country.
Avery was born in Bishop Auckland. Raised in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, she began taking part in running competitions as a youth, representing her local club, Shildon Running & AC. In 2005, she placed fifth in the 1500 metres at the English Schools Championships. While a student at Woodham Community Technology College, she won the national cross country running title for her age group in 2006. The following year she was runner-up at the English schools cross country and also placed second in the 1500 m at the UK School Games and the English Schools Championships.
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