Thomas Keen (runner)
British athlete
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Thomas Keen (born 16 June 2001) is a British middle-distance and cross country runner. He won the 3000 metres at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships. He was a gold medalist over 3000 metres at the 2018 European U18 Championships and a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships.[1]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Middle-distance | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 800m: 1:46.18 (Manchester, 2022) 1500m: 3:32.94 (London, 2026) Mile: 3:49.33 (London, 2026) 3000m: 7:45.87 (Glasgow, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Keen is from Cambridgeshire, and studied at Birmingham University.[2]
Career
A successful junior racer, he won the gold medal at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships over 3000 metres in Győr.[3] In 2020, he broke the British junior 1,500m record whilst racing for England at the Indoor Classic in Vienna, running 3:41.44.[4]
After moving into the senior ranks, he ran a 1500m PB of 3:36.34 in Australia in February 2024.[5] In March 2024, he was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.[6]
In December 2024, he finished runner-up in a photo finish to Tomer Tarragano in the Battersea New Year's Eve 5k in London.[7] He finished runner-up over 1500 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships.[8][9] He was selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.[10][11]
He finished fourth over 1500 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham.[12][13]
In January 2026, Keen won the 3000 metres at the GAA Miler Meet in Glasgow, running 7:46:07.[14] On 15 February, Keen ran 7:51.68 to win the 3000 metres title at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, finishing narrowly ahead of Henry McLuckie (7:51.70).[15][16]
In June, he placed third in the final of the 1500 metres at the 2026 British Championships behind Arlo Ludewick and Jake Heyward.[17][18] Competing in the 2026 Diamond League at the 2026 London Athletics Meet on 18 July, he ran a personal best for the mile of 3:49.33, in the same race as Josh Kerr set a new world record.[19] He was a finalist in the mile at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[20][21]