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Jill Cherry

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Jill Cherry
Personal information
Born (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 26)
Glasgow, Scotland
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)400m, 800m
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Grosseto 4x400 m
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 4x400 m

Jill Cherry (born 1 March 1998) is a track and field athlete from Glasgow, Scotland. She won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in the 4 x 400 metres relay after running the heats for the British team,[1] and bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 4 x 400 metres relay running for Scotland.

Early life

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From Airdrie, Cherry attended St Margaret’s High School.[2]

Career

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Cherry came fourth in the 2022 British Indoor Athletics Championships over 800 metres.[3]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games Cherry, who runs for the Victoria Park City of Glasgow, ran in the 4 x 400 metres relay in which the Scottish team won the bronze medal.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Jill Cherry". Worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "'Unexpected' Commonwealth Games medal has Airdrie athlete on cloud nine". Daily Record. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "800 Metres – Women – Final". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Jill Cherry". Teamscotland.Scot.
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