| Sport | Track and field |
|---|---|
| Event | 400 metres 800 metres |
| Club | Coventry Godiva Harriers |
| Birth date | 13 January 1992 (age 34) |
| Birth place | Coventry, West Midlands |
| Education | Tile Hill Wood School |
| Alma mater | Coventry University |
Rowena Cole (born 13 January 1992) is a British retired middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres and competed in international level events. Her highest achievement in winning was a silver medal won at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in Tallinn.[1][2][3]
Career
Cole trained with the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletic club.[4]
In 2008 she was named the England Athletics’ Young Athlete of the Year[5] and won the Intermediate 800m title at the English Schools Athletics Championships.[5] She was then invited to become a member of the "On Camp with Kelly" mentoring and education initiative with Dame Kelly Holmes.[6]
In 2010 she participated in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi[5] and the next year she won a silver medal at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships in Tallinn.[3] She achieved a new personal best of 2:04.21 in 2015.[1]
In 2022 Cole ran in the Coventry Godiva Harriers Ladies' team at the Midlands Road Relay, winning the event.[7][8]
Alongside competing, she achieved a Sports Marketing degree at Coventry University and was employed at the marketing department of Coventry Sports Foundation.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Rowena Cole - World Athletics". World Athletics. 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Coventry athlete Rowena Cole targets 2016 Olympics". BBC Sport. 2 September 2011.
- ^ "Coventry's Cole wins silver medal". 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Coventry Godiva Harriers. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Vonledebur, Catherine (2011-04-13). "Rowena Cole is young, gifted and fast!". Coventry Live. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Athletics: Rowena Cole in the Aviva Great Britaint eam for the European Athletics Under 20 Championships". Coventry Live. 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "ATHLETICS – Coventry Godiva Harriers Ladies’ become Midland Road Relay champions". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Smythe, Steve. "Rowena Cole brings Coventry to women's victory". AW. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Waddington, Jenny (2013-10-17). "Rowena Cole joins Coventry Sports Foundation". Coventry Live. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Coventry Sports Foundation invests". Bdaily Business News. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2024-11-10.