13 Facts About Laura Weightman

Laura Weightman was born on 1 July 1991 and is a former British middle-distance runner.

Laura Weightman reached the 1500 metres final at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Laura Weightman won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and bronze medals at the 2014 and 2018 European Championships.

Laura Weightman won a bronze medal in the 5000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Laura Weightman finished sixth in the 1500 metres final at the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics and ended the season with a 1500m best of 4:09.60.

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Laura Weightman ran a personal best of 4:02.99 in the 1500 metres semi-finals, and went on to finish ninth in the final.

Laura Weightman further improved her 1500 metres best to 4:00.17 on 5 July 2014 at the Paris Diamond League.

Laura Weightman won a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and a bronze medal at the 2014 European Championships in Zurich.

Laura Weightman reached her second Olympic final in 2016, finishing 11th at the Olympic Games in Rio.

Laura Weightman finished sixth in the 1500m final at the 2017 World Championships in London.

Laura Weightman won bronze medals in the 5000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and in the 1500m at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin.

Laura Weightman became a five times British champion when winning the 1500 metres event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships in a time of 4 min 09.76 secs.

Laura Weightman will continue to coach distance runners at her club in the UK.