Rowena Cole
British middle-distance runner
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Rowena Cole (born 13 January 1992) is a British retired middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres and competed in international level events. Her highest achievement in winning was a silver medal won at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in Tallinn.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 13 January 1992 Coventry, West Midlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Tile Hill Wood School | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Coventry University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Coventry Godiva Harriers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Cole trained with the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletic club.[4]
In 2008 she was named the England Athletics’ Young Athlete of the Year[5] and won the Intermediate 800m title at the English Schools Athletics Championships.[5] She was then invited to become a member of the "On Camp with Kelly" mentoring and education initiative with Dame Kelly Holmes.[6]
In 2010 she participated in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi[5] and the next year she won a silver medal at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in Tallinn.[3] She achieved a new personal best of 2:04.21 in 2015.[1]
In 2022 Cole ran in the Coventry Godiva Harriers Ladies' team at the Midlands Road Relay, winning the event.[7][8]
Alongside competing, she achieved a Sports Marketing degree at Coventry University and was employed at the marketing department of Coventry Sports Foundation.[9][10]