British athlete (born 2004)
This article is about British athlete. For the Canadian Ice Hockey player, see
Abbie Ives.
Abbie Ives
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| Birth name | Abigail Ives |
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| Nationality | British |
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| Born | (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Middle distance running |
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:59.92 (Belfast, 2023) |
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Abigail Ives (born 9 February 2004) is a British middle distance runner.[1]
Early life
From Essex, she is a member of Basildon Athletic Club. She won her first age-group county cross-country championships for Basildon AC in 2015 when she was 13 years-old.[2] She attended Coopers' Company and Coborn School in Upminster. In 2015, she won the individual age-group title at the National finals of the Cross-Country Cup in Bedford.[3]
Career
2022
She was selected to represent Britain at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.[4] She went into the championship with an 800 metres best of 2:01.88.[5] She won her semifinal with a run of 2:01.92, before going on to place sixth in the final.[6]
2023
In February 2023, she won bronze at the 2023 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham over 800 metres.[7] In May 2023, she ran a 800 metres personal best time of 1:59.92 in Belfast, becoming just the fourth British U20 athlete to break the two-minute barrier at the distance.[8] In August 2023, she won silver at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem in the 800 metres. She was later voted the Athletics Weekly British Female Under-20 Athlete of the Year.[9]
2024
In May 2024, she won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) 800 metres title, competing for the University of Birmingham.[10] In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.[11]
Personal life
Her older sister Isobel Ives also competes as a middle-distance runner, combining it with work as a civil engineer in Chelmsford.[12]
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