Phoebe Anderson
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| Nationality | Scottish (British) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 4:20.69 (2025) 3000m: 9:15.84 (2025) 5000m: 15:24.63 (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phoebe Anderson (born 23 June 2002) is a British long-distance and cross country runner who also represents Scotland internationally. She was a silver medalist with the British team at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships having previously won the individual and team U23 races in 2024.[1]
Early life
She was educated at Wycombe Abbey in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.[2][3]
Career
She was a bronze medalist in the U20 team race at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin.[4]
She is a member of the Herne Hill Harriers.[5] She set a club senior women's record for the 5000 metres in March 2023, running 15:44.97 in Raleigh, North Carolina.[6]
Running for Columbia University she was a 4-time All-American. She won the individual Ivy League Women's Cross Country Championship in November 2024. She was second at the Northeast Regional championships before competing in the 2024 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, placing 26th.[7][8][9]
She was a gold medalist in both the individual U23 race and team U23 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey in December 2024.[10]
She was selected for the British team for the European Running Championships in Leuven, Belgium, in April 2025.[11] In the 10km race she finished in 32nd place overall, in a time of 32:52.[12] She ran a 9:15.64 over 3000 metres in Birmingham in June 2025.[13] She was named in the British team for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany, placing fourth over 5000 metres.[14][15]
On 2 August, she finished eighth in the final of the 5000 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 15:57.18.[16]
Wearing the Scottish national vest, Anderson had a fourth-place finish in the senior women's race at the 2025 Liverpool Cross Challenge on 22 November to gain automatic selection for the 2025 European Cross Country Championships.[17][18] On her senior debut, she was the second Brit home after Megan Keith to help the British team win the silver medal in the team event.[19] That month, she was named in the British team for the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee.[20]
Personal life
Anderson is eligible to represent Scotland through her parents.[18]
References
- ^ "Phoebe Anderson". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Phoebe Wins National Relays Medal". Bucks-Speed-Demons. Nov 3, 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Phoebe dominant at Bucks Schools". Bucks-Speed-Demons. Feb 6, 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "HICKS AND KEITH SEAL INDIVIDUAL GOLDS AS BRITISH TEAM SEAL 8 MEDALS IN DUBLIN". British Athletics. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Herne Hill Harriers' round-up: Anderson and Snowden in Stateside action". Londonnewsonline. 3 October 2024. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Phoebe Anderson sets new club senior women's 5,000m record". Londonnewsonline. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Phoebe Anderson closes Columbia career as two-time All-American at NCAA Championships". Colombiaspectator. 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Phoebe Anderson Wins Ivy League Cross Country Championship". gocolombialions. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Ivies Have Strong Showings at NCAA Regional Championships". Ivyleague.com. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Ingebritsen wins euro cross country title". BBC Sport. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (Mar 28, 2025). "Beth Potter returns to British athletics team for Euro Road Running Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Adams, Tim (Apr 13, 2025). "Nadia Battocletti completes European 'triple' in Leuven". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ Collett, Jasmine (14 June 2025). "EMILE CAIRESS AND MEGAN KEITH CLAIM BRITISH 10,000M TITLES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (3 July 2025). "BIG GB TEAMS FOR THE EURO U23 CHAMPS AND WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "UK Championship". World Athletics. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (26 Nov 2025). "FITZGERALD, BARNICOAT, BEATTIE AND KEITH LEAD GB HOPES AT EURO CROSS IN LAGOA". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 Nov 2025.
- ^ a b "Zara and Phoebe land Euro Cross tickets and sixth-placed Logan waits and hopes for Portugal". Scottish Athletics. 23 Nov 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "A SUPER SIX MEDALS FOR NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM AT THE 2026 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 14 Dec 2025. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (19 December 2025). "MIXED HOPES FOR BRITS AT WORLD CROSS IN TALLAHASSEE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 December 2025.