Rose Harvey
British athlete
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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]
Harvey during the 2025 London Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Born | 25 August 1992 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Marathon: 2:23:21 (Chicago, 2023) |
Early life
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
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]