# Emily Diamond
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{{short description|British track and field athlete|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Medal|Olympic}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[2016 Rio de Janeiro](/source/2016_Olympic_Games)|[4 × 400 m relay](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/IAAF_World_Championships_in_Athletics)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2017 London](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics)|[4 × 400 m relay](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay)|4 × 400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|[European Championships](/source/European_Athletics_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Gold|[2016 Amsterdam](/source/2016_European_Athletics_Championships)|[4 × 400 m relay](/source/2016_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[2014 Zürich](/source/2014_European_Athletics_Championships)|[4 × 400 m relay](/source/2014_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay)}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[2018 Berlin](/source/2018_European_Athletics_Championships)|[4 × 400 m relay](/source/2018_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay)}}
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'''Emily Diamond''' (born 11 June 1991 in [Bristol](/source/Bristol))[{{cite web|title=Emily Diamond: Team GB|url=http://www.teamgb.com/athletes/emily-diamond|publisher=British Olympic Association|access-date=11 July 2012}}] is a British [track and field](/source/track_and_field) athlete, who competes in the [200 metres](/source/200_metres) and [400 metres](/source/400_metres). Diamond came to prominence in her breakout season of 2016 when, following her first win at the British Championships over the 400 metres distance, she collected a gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the [2016 European Athletics Championships](/source/2016_European_Athletics_Championships) as part of the Great Britain team, followed by a bronze in the same discipline at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics).
==Career==
Diamond took up athletics whilst attending [Bristol Grammar School](/source/Bristol_Grammar_School), where she notably beat Nicola Phillips in the 1500 m at Sports Day. While there she won the junior girls' race at the Bristol Schools' Cross Country Championships.[{{cite news|title=Emily Diamond so happy at her Olympics call|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Emily-Diamond-happy-Olympics/story-16480192-detail/story.html|access-date=11 July 2012|date=4 July 2012|publisher=thisisbristol.co.uk|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505064537/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Emily-Diamond-happy-Olympics/story-16480192-detail/story.html|archive-date=5 May 2013|url-status=dead}}] In 2009, representing [Avon](/source/Avon_(county)), she won the English Schools' senior girls' 200 metres title.[{{Cite web|title=Athletics | Athlete Profile: Emily DIAMOND - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6032427-emily-diamond.htm|access-date=2021-02-27|website=results.gc2018.com|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129182415/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6032427-emily-diamond.htm|url-status=dead}}]
Diamond was selected for Great Britain team at the [2011 World University Games](/source/2011_Summer_Universiade) held in [Shenzhen](/source/Shenzhen), [Guangdong](/source/Guangdong), [China](/source/China). Competing in the 200 metres she progressed to the final and finished eighth.[{{cite news|title=British sprinter Jodie Williams' run ends in 200m final|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8847424.stm|access-date=11 July 2012|date=24 July 2010|publisher=BBC Sport}}]
At the 2012 UK Olympic Trials in Birmingham Diamond ran a time of 53.36 seconds to finish fourth in the final of the 400 metres.[{{cite news|title=I'll love every minute of my Olympic experience – Emily|url=http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/ll-love-minute-Olympic-experience-ndash-Emily/story-16509359-detail/story.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505065419/http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/ll-love-minute-Olympic-experience-ndash-Emily/story-16509359-detail/story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|access-date=11 July 2012|date=10 July 2012|publisher=thisissomerset.co.uk}}] This result lead to her being selected as a reserve for the [women's 4 × 400 metres relay](/source/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay) squad at the [Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics](/source/Great_Britain_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics) in London.[{{cite news|title=London 2012: Dwain Chambers picked for GB athletics squad|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18685730|access-date=11 July 2012|date=3 July 2012|publisher=BBC Sport}}] Her selection came despite Diamond having only run the distance competitively six times in outdoor competition.[{{Cite web|title=Glasgow 2014 - Emily Diamond Profile|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1032987/emily_diamond.html|access-date=2021-02-27|website=g2014results.thecgf.com}}] In 2016, she won a gold medal as part of the Great Britain 4 x 400 m team at the European Championships, her first senior gold medal.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2016/08/21/emily-diamond-helps-to-win-team-gb-a-brilliant-4x400m-bronze---w/|title=Emily Diamond helps to win Team GB a brilliant 4x400m bronze - what you missed last night at Rio 2016|last=Sport|first=Telegraph|date=2016-08-21|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2019-10-01|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}] In the individual event, she reached the semifinals.