Rose Harvey
Harvey in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Born | 25 August 1992 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | Marathon: 2:23:21 (Chicago, 2023) |
Rose Harvey (born 25 August 1992) is a British long-distance runner. In 2023, she became the fifth fastest British female marathon runner of all time. She competed at the 2024 Olympic Games.[1]
Early life
[edit]She grew up in Evesham.[2] From 2003, Harvey attended King's School, Worcester and also attended Malvern College for her Sixth Form studies.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Harvey moved to London in 2015 and joined the Clapham Chasers running club. She was employed as a corporate lawyer prior to being made redundant during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] She initially began training for a half-Ironman, but focused purely on running and in April 2021 ran 2:31:14 at the Cheshire Marathon.[6]
In October 2021, she ran 2:29:45 in the London Marathon placing 15th, followed by running 2:27:17 at the Seville Marathon in February 2022. She made her major championship debut at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon.[7] In October 2022, she finished the London Marathon in 10th place as the fastest British woman in a time of 2:27:58.[8]
In October 2023, Harvey ran a new personal best time of 2:23:21 to finish ninth at the Chicago Marathon. The time also met the qualifying mark for the upcoming Olympics and placed her as the fifth fastest all-time British female marathon runner.[9][10] On 26 April 2024, she was selected by British Athletics for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris[11] where she finished 78th in a time of 2:51:03,[12] despite starting the race with a stress fracture in her femur.[13]
Running at the 2025 London Marathon Harvey placed ninth in a time of 2:25:01, and was the second British woman to finish, after Eilish McColgan, who placed eighth.[14]
Harvey was again the second Brit to finish behind McColgan, running a time of 2:26:14 for another ninth place finish at the 2026 London Marathon. [15]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rose Harvey". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ "Rose Harvey: Life after Paris". BBC Sport. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "OV Running for Paris". ksw.org. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "From redundancy to Olympic marathon in two years". BBC Sport. 17 Jun 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "Rose Harvey and the power of perspective". Viewsfromtheconcourse. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (October 2, 2022). "Amazing rise of Rose Harvey". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ Carter, Kate (8 October 2023). "Rose Harvey goes fifth on the British all time list at Chicago Marathon". Runners World. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ Raworth, Sophie (25 October 2022). "The extraordinary rise of Rose Harvey". Runners World. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ Wilson, Jeremy (9 October 2023). "Nike hit back at Adidas in 'super shoe' war as Kelvin Kiptum shatters men's marathon record". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ "Hassan smashes European marathon record with 2:13:44 for victory in Chicago". European-Athletics. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL TEAM GB MARATHON SPOTS SEALED FOR PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC GAMES". British Athletics. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ "Hassan wins marathon to claim third Paris medal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "Team GB runner finished marathon despite breaking leg". BBC News. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ Drury, Sam (27 April 2025). "Assefa sets women's record as Sawe wins men's race". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ↑ "TIGIST ASSEFA RETAINS HER LONDON CROWN WITH ANOTHER WORLD RECORD". Athletics Weekly. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- English women long-distance runners
- British women long-distance runners
- English women marathon runners
- British women marathon runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- People educated at Malvern College
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- Sportspeople from Evesham