Niamh Emerson


Niamh Emerson is an English heptathlete from Shirland, Derbyshire.
In April 2018, Emerson competed in the heptathlon in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, where she came third, winning the bronze medal for England, with a personal best of 6043 points.
In July 2018, Emerson won heptathlon gold for Great Britain at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, scoring a personal best of 6253 points.

Competition record

Heptathlon

2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia

EventResult
100 metre hurdles14.08 secs
High Jump1.84 m
Shot put12.13 m
200 metres24.83
Long jump6.06 m
Javelin40.34 m
800 metres2:12.18
Heptathlon6,043

3rd overall. 2018 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist

2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, Tampere, Finland

EventResult
100 metre hurdles13.76 secs
High Jump1.89 m
Shot put12.27 m
200 metres24.80
Long jump6.31 m
Javelin39.02 m
800 metres2:09.74
Heptathlon6,253

1st overall. 2018 World U20 Gold medalist. 2018 U20 world lead.

Indoor Pentathlon

2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

EventResult
60 metre hurdles8.54 secs
High Jump1.87 m
Shot put13.93 m
Long jump6.29 m
800 metres2:12.56
Pentathlon4,731

2nd overall. 2019 European silver medalist. U20 world record.

Personal bests

EventResult
100 metre hurdles13.76 secs
High Jump1.89 m
Shot put12.67 m
200 metres24.40
Long jump6.41 m
Javelin43.95 m
800 metres2:09.74
Heptathlon6,253