Jade O'Dowda (born 9 September 1999) is an English international athlete. She won a bronze medal in the heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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| Nationality | English | |||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1999 Oxford, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Heptathlon | |||||||||||
| Club | Newham & Essex Beagles | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
O'Dowda was educated at Sheffield Hallam University and is the sister of footballer Callum O'Dowda. In 2018, she entered the world's top 40 heptathletes and finished 7th at the World U20 Championships.[1][2]
A former Oxford City AC athlete,[3] she won a bronze medal in the women's heptathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[1][4][5]
O'Dowda represented Great Britain at the 2022 European Championships, finishing seventh[6] and matched that placing at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[7]
After winning the long jump gold medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, O'Dowda was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics, to compete in the heptathlon.[8][9] She finished 10th at the Games in Paris.[10]
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