Lyla Belshaw
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| Born | 16 December 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Middle distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 2:02.01 (Luzern, 2025) 1500m: 4:09.13 (Watford, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lyla Belshaw (born 16 December 2007) is a British middle-distance runner. She was the gold medalist in her specialist event, the 1500 metres, at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships and the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
Early life
From Colchester in Essex, she attended Colchester County High School for Girls.[2][3]
Career
A member of the Colchester Harriers, she won her age-group Mini London Marathon in April 2023 as a 15 year-old.[4] She was a bronze medalist in the 1500 metres at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago with a personal best time of 4:16.37.[5][6]
She won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships in Slovakia.[7] In October 2024, she was nominated by Athletics Weekly for best British female junior.[8]
On 25 July, she won the England Athletics U20 Championships title over 1500 metres with 4:18.19.[9] She was named in the British team for the 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere.[10] She subsequently won the 1500 metres gold medal in Tampere, her second age-grade European title in two years, winning ahead of Carmen Cernjul of Sweden and compatriot Isobelle Jones in a time of 4:14.59.[11][12] In October 2025, she was named on the British Athletics Olympic Futures Programme for 2025/26.[13] She was again nominated for British under-20 female athlete of the year by Athletics Weekly in November 2025.[14] Belshaw ran 2:04.85 indoors at Lee Valley in February 2026.[15]
References
- ^ "Lyla Belshaw". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Colchester: Lyla Belshaw on GCSEs & athletic win at Euros". Gazette News. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Lyla Belshaw won bronze for England at Commonwealth Youth Games". gazette-news. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Colchester Harriers' Lyla Belshaw wins TCS Mini London Marathon". Gazette-news. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Middle distance magic and 400m medals for England on Day 2 of the Commonwealth Youth Games". England Athletics. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Banska Bystrica calling! 100 days until the European Athletics U18 Championships". European Athletics. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "European U18 bests for Frlickova and Rada in Banska Bystrica". World Athletics. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (Oct 30, 2024). "Vote for your athletes of 2024". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships. Incorporating the Senior Para Championships, Powered by Citroën: A fab-u-lous Friday". England Athletics. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ "NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR THE U20 EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "THREE GOLDS FOR BRITAIN ON DAY THREE OF THE EUROPEAN U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Norwegian and British distance doubles on dramatic night". European Athletics. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED". British Athletics. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "WHO GETS YOUR VOTE IN THE 2025 AW AWARDS?". Athletics Weekly. 6 Nov 2025. Retrieved 7 Nov 2025.
- ^ "SUPER SIX MILE RECORDS AND FOUR INSIDE FOUR AT LEE VALLEY". Athletics Weekly. 5 Feb 2026. Retrieved 5 Feb 2026.
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