Emily Borthwick
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Jane Borthwick |
| Born | 2 September 1997 Worthing, West Sussex, England |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Great Britain |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event | high jump |
Emily Jane Borthwick (born 2 September 1997) is a British high jumper. She competed at the 2020 Olympic Games and 2022 World Athletics Championships.[1]
Career
[edit]Borthwick finished third at the 2020 British Athletics Championships in the high jump.[2] In March 2021, she was selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team to compete at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, held in Toruń, Poland.[3] At the event she secured a new personal best with a third-time clearance at 1.91 metres to qualify for the final of the women’s high jump, where she ultimately finished in eighth place overall.[4][5]
After again finishing third in the British Athletics Championships in 2021, Borthwick was added to the British squad for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.[6] Borthwick finished 16th in the Olympic qualifying round equalling her previous lifetime best of 1.93m in the process. She went on to set a new personal best of 1.95m at The Bronze World Tour event in Hustopece, Czech Republic in February 2022.[7] She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon and placed eleventh at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[8]
She finished runner-up to Morgan Lake with a jump of 1.84 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 23 February 2025.[9]
Personal life
[edit]From Wigan, Greater Manchester, her father Darren is an athletics coach. In November 2021, Borthwick lost her brother Connor Borthwick who was killed in an industrial accident in Blackburn, Lancashire. She completed a masters degree from Loughborough University. She later relocated to Australia and became engaged.[10][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Emily Borthwick". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Wilkinson, Phil (25 November 2020). "How athlete Emily Borthwick is hoping to inspire the next generation". Wigan Today. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Additions to British Team Confirmed for 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships". British Athletics. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Wilkinson, Phil (6 March 2021). "Wigan's Emily Borthwick stars on full GB debut". Wigan Today. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Four additional athletes added to Team GB for Tokyo Olympics". Team GB. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham: Emily Borthwick on how personal tragedy is inspiring athletics success". BBC Sport. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b Collett, Jasmine (6 July 2024). "Emily Borthwick: "I've defeated all my demons"". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (23 February 2025). "George Mills leads Euro qualifiers at UK Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Team GB star 'heartbroken' after tragic death of brother". itv.com. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
