Georgina Forde-Wells
British athlete
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Georgina Forde-Wells (born 14 November 2002) is a British triple jumper. She is a multiple-time British champion.[1][2]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Woodford Green Essex Ladies | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Triple Jump: 13.98 m (Alexandria, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
From Northampton, Forde-Wells attended Northampton High School. She was a member of Rugby & Northampton Athletics Club before competing for Woodford Green & Essex Ladies. As a youngster, she also took part in gymnastics and netball.[3]
Career
Forde-Wells finished in fourth place in the triple jump at the 2019 English Schools Championships. In 2020, she jumped a new personal best distance of 12.43m to win the bronze medal at the England U20s indoor Championships.[4]
In February 2023, she won the British Universities Indoor Championships triple jump competition.[3]
She was selected for the British team for the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships held in Chorzów, Silesia, Poland in June 2023.[5] Competing in the triple jump, she finished 15th.[6]
In July 2023, she became the British triple jump champion, winning the gold medal at the 2023 British Athletics Championships, in Manchester, with a new personal best jump of 13.56m.[7][8]
She won the triple jump at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham.[9] In June 2025, she jumped a new personal best of 13.98 metres whilst competing in Alexandria, Greece.[10] She was selected for the triple jump at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships in Madrid in June 2025, placing tenth overall with a jump of 13.26 metres.[11][12] She was named in the British team for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany.[13]
Forde-Wells jumped 13.53 metres to win the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 15 February 2026.[14] She placed fifteenth at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland.[15][16][17] On 21 June, Forde-Wells won the triple jump title at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham with 13.34 metres.[18] She was selected to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and placed fifth in the triple jump with 13.70m.[19]
Personal life
Forde-Wells attends Loughborough University.[20]