# Adelle Tracey

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Jamaican middle-distance runner

Adelle Tracey Tracey in 2019 Personal information Nationality American, British, Jamaican Born (1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 33)[1][2] Seattle, Washington, U.S.[3] Education Arts University Bournemouth & St Mary's University, Twickenham[4] Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] Weight 55 kg (121 lb) Sport Country Jamaica (from 2022) Great Britain (before) Sport Athletics Event 800 metres Club Guildford & Godalming[1] Coached by Craig Winrow (2013–) Sue Goode (–2013)

**Adelle Tracey** (born 27 May 1993) is a [middle-distance runner](/source/Middle-distance_runner) primarily in the [800 metres](/source/800_metres). Tracey has represented Jamaica since 2022 after formerly running for Great Britain.

She placed fourth in the event at the [2018 European Athletics Championships](/source/2018_European_Athletics_Championships), but claimed a bronze in the North American equivalent, the [2022 NACAC Championships](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships) representing her new country, Jamaica. The following day, Tracey won silver for Jamaica in the 1500 metres event in the [same championships](/source/2022_NACAC_Championships).

## Early life and education

Tracey was born in the [Seattle](/source/Seattle), [United States](/source/United_States), where her British mother met her Jamaican father, who was there on a college athletics scholarship.[5] The family lived in Jamaica before moving to [Surrey](/source/Surrey), [England](/source/England) at the age of 7 with her mother and sister.[6] Tracey went to school at Camelsdale Primary School in Camelsdale, on the outskirts of Haslemere, as well as St Batholomew's Primary in Haslemere and [Midhurst Rother College](/source/Midhurst_Rother_College).[7][8] Tracey later graduated in sports science from [St Mary's University, Twickenham](/source/St_Mary's_University%2C_Twickenham).[9]

Tracey was one of the torchbearers at the [2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics_Opening_Ceremony) who, together with six other young British sport talents, lit the Olympic Cauldron. She was picked by [Kelly Holmes](/source/Kelly_Holmes).[10]

## Career

### Great Britain

Tracey won the British indoor 800 metres title in 2016, and went on to run a personal best of 2:00.04 on 7 September in Watford (mixed races).[2] At the [2017 World Championships](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics) in London, she ran 2:00.28 in her heat to qualify for the semifinals, where she was sixth in 2:00.26.[2] After finishing second in the 800m at the [Athletics World Cup](/source/Athletics_World_Cup) in London in July 2018, she went on to improve her 800m best by breaking the two-minute barrier for the first time with 1:59.86 in the semifinals at the [European Championships](/source/2018_European_Athletics_Championships) in Berlin, going on to finish fourth in the final.[2]

On 9 November 2019, Adelle set the female course record at Cheltenham parkrun in 16:58.[11]

Tracey won her second national title after indoor [800m victory](/source/2016_British_Indoor_Athletics_Championships) in 2016, contesting the [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres) at the [2022 British Indoor Championships](/source/2022_British_Indoor_Athletics_Championships).[12]

Tracey was included in World Class Programme under British Athletics for the years 2016 to 2019.[13][14][15]

### Jamaica

In June 2022, Tracey switched her country of allegiance under World Athletics from Great Britain to Jamaica.

At the [2023 World Athletics Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Budapest](/source/Budapest), Tracey reached the semi-final of the [1500m](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_1500_metres) where she set a new [Jamaican record](/source/List_of_Jamaican_records_in_athletics) but failed to qualify for the final. Later at the Championships, Tracey qualified for the final of the 800m, finishing in 7th in a new personal best of 1:58.41.[16]

In 2024, after finishing 2nd in the 1500m at the Jamaican Championships, Tracey was named in the Jamaican team for the [2024 Paris Olympics](/source/2024_Paris_Olympics), she didn't make it past the repechage round in both the 800m and 1500m.[2][17]

## Personal life

Tracey has both [dyslexia](/source/Dyslexia) and [dyscalculia](/source/Dyscalculia).[18]

## Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Great Britain 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival Tampere, Finland 800 m 2:09.92 2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 4th 800 m 2:01.66 2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 15th (h) 800 m 2:07.05 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 24th (h) 800 m 2:05.41 2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th (sf) 800 m 2:00.26 Universiade Taipei, Chinese Taipei 5th 800 m 2:03.72 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 18th (h) 800 m 2:02.03 World Cup London, United Kingdom 800 m 2:01.05 European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th 800 m 2:00.86 2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 7th (sf) 800 m 2:03.26 Representing Jamaica 2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 12th (sf) 800 m 2:00.21 18th (sf) 1500 m 4:06.96 NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 800 m 1:59.54 1500 m 4:08.42 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 800m 1:58.41 PB 13th (sf) 1500m 3:58.77 NR 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 24th (rep) 800 m 2:03.67 22nd (rep) 1500 m 4:14.52 2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 39th (h) 800 m 2:01.70 46th (h) 1500 m 4:11.87

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Powerof10profile_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Powerof10profile_1-1) ["Adelle Tracey – Profile"](https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=17091). *Power of 10 / thepowerof10.info*. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WAprofile_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WAprofile_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WAprofile_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-WAprofile_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-WAprofile_2-4) ["Adelle TRACEY – Athlete profile"](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/adelle-tracey-14941414). *[World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)*. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Paris_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Paris_3-1) ["TRACEY Adelle"](https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/adelle-tracey_1893252). *[Paris 2024 Olympics](/source/Paris_2024_Olympics)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [2017 Universiade bio](https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n159882-tracey-adelle-roshumba.htm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Henson, Mike (28 July 2022). ["Commonwealth Games 2022: Jamaica's ex-GB athlete Adelle Tracey ruled out of Games"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62340043). *BBC News*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Jamaican to the bone"](https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/jamaican-to-the-bone-2/). *Jamaica Observer*. 20 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Adelle on the plane to Oz"](https://www.haslemereherald.com/news/adelle-on-the-plane-to-oz-185968). *Haslemere Herald*. 3 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Adelle Tracey's inspirational visit to her old school"](https://www.haslemereherald.com/news/adelle-traceys-inspirational-visit-to-her-old-school-192480). *Haslemere Herald*. 14 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Athletics star Tracey's Olympic spirit burning brighter than ever ahead of BUCS World University Games"](https://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/sport/15402634.athletics-star-traceys-olympic-spirit-burning-brighter-than-ever-ahead-of-bucs-world-university-games/). *Ealing Times*. 11 July 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["2014 WIC handbook"](http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/76426aa7-b7a9-4ff0-a3de-bd8c2f198281.pdf) (PDF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Cheltenham parkrun website / event statistics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220215110342/https://www.parkrun.org.uk/cheltenham/). *[Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)*. ParkRun.org.uk. 15 February 2022. Archived from [the original](https://www.parkrun.org.uk/cheltenham/) on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Tracey wins as Hodgkinson reaches final"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/60536687). *[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport)*. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["British Athletics funding lists for 2016-17 announced"](https://athleticsweekly.com/featured/british-athletics-funding-lists-for-2016-17-announced-53049/). *Athletics Weekly*. 2 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["British Athletics Announces 2017/2018 World Class Programme"](https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/british-athletics-announce-20172018-world-class-programme/). British Athletics. 10 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["European Medallists Progress to World Class Programme 2018-2019"](https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/european-medallists-progress-to-world-class-programme-2018-2019/). *British Athletics*. 13 November 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["800 Metres Women - Final"](https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138987/AT-800-W-f----.RS6.pdf) (PDF). *[World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)*. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Levy, Leighton (8 September 2024). ["Adelle Tracey determined to bounce back after injury setback at Paris Olympics"](https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/regional-athletics/adelle-tracey-determined-to-bounce-back-after-injury-setback-at-paris-olympics). *Sportsmax*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Minutes of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Dyslexia and Specific Learning Difficulties"](https://cdn.bdadyslexia.org.uk/uploads/documents/About/APPG/APPG-Minutes-16.03.22.pdf?v=1673022898/) (PDF).

## External links

- [Adelle Tracey](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14941414) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics)

- [Adelle Tracey](https://www.diamondleague.com/athlete/14941414) at [Diamond League](/source/Diamond_League)

- [Adelle Tracey](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/adelle-tracey) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Adelle Tracey](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1100086) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

Olympic Games Preceded by Catriona Le May Doan, Steve Nash, Nancy Greene and Wayne Gretzky Final Olympic torchbearer (with Callum Airlie, Jordan Duckitt, Desiree Henry, Katie Kirk, Cameron MacRitchie and Aidan Reynolds) London 2012 Succeeded by Irina Rodnina and Vladislav Tretiak Preceded by Li Ning Final Summer Olympic torchbearer (with Callum Airlie, Jordan Duckitt, Desiree Henry, Katie Kirk, Cameron MacRitchie and Aidan Reynolds) London 2012 Succeeded by Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima

v t e British Indoor Athletics Championships women's 1500 metres champions 1960s–1970s 1966: Joyce Smith* 1967: Dian Elliott* 1968: not held 1969: Carol Gould 1970: Gillian Tivey 1971: Margaret Beacham 1972: Jean Lochhead 1973: Jean Lochhead 1974: Norine Braithwaite 1975: Mary Stewart 1976: Lynne Harvey 1977: Mary Stewart 1978: Jo White 1979: Mary Stewart 1980s–1990s 1980: Sandra Arthurton 1981: Alison Wright 1982: Janet Marlow 1983: Jane Colebrook 1984: Lynne MacDougall 1985: Zola Budd 1986: Zola Budd 1987: Kirsty Wade 1988: Bev Nicholson 1989: Karen Hutcheson 1990: Debbie Gunning 1991: Jo Dering 1992: Christina Cahill 1993: Carol-Ann Gray 1994: Lynn Gibson 1995: Lynn Gibson 1996: Angela Davies 1997: Ann Griffiths 1998: Shirley Griffiths 1999: Rachel Jordan 2000s–2010s 2000: Shirley Griffiths 2001: Zoe Jelbert 2002: Natalie Lewis 2003: Hayley Ovens 2004: Jo Fenn 2005: Hayley Ovens 2006: Hayley Ovens 2007: Katrina Wootton 2008: Jemma Simpson 2009: Susan Scott 2010: Helen Clitheroe 2011: Stacey Smith 2012: Claire Gibson 2013: Laura Muir 2014: Jemma Simpson 2015: Laura Muir 2016: Hannah England 2017: Sarah McDonald 2018: Eilish McColgan 2019: Jemma Reekie 2020s–present 2020: Holly Archer 2021: not held 2022: Adelle Tracey 2023: Ellie Baker 2024: Georgia Bell 2025: Georgia Bell

Authority control databases: People World Athletics

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