Isabelle Boffey
Personal information
Born (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000
Enfield, England[1]
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
England
SportAthletics
Event800 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tallinn800 m
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Borås800 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Borås4x400 m relay
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Tbilisi800 m

Isabelle Boffey (born 13 April 2000) is a British middle-distance runner.[2] A successful junior athlete, she won gold medals in the 800 metres at each of the three age-grade championships in European Athletics – at the 2021 European Under-23 Championships held in Tallinn, the 2019 European U20 Championships in Boras and the 2016 European U18 Championships in Tbilisi.

She first competed for her country as a senior in the women's 800 metres event at the 2021 European Indoor Championships held in Toruń, Poland, finishing sixth.[3] In February 2022, she won the 1000 metres at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix.[4]

In February 2023, the 22-year-old claimed a maiden national title, winning the 800 m at the British Indoor Championships.[5]

Her personal bests for 800 metres are 2:00.18 outdoors (2023) and 2:00.25 indoors (2023).

References

  1. "Isabelle Boffey – Profile". British Athletics. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. Truscott, James (3 April 2018). "Ones to watch: Isabelle Boffey has wisdom and experience beyond her years". Vinco Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. Rowbottom, Mike (19 February 2022). "Duplantis misses world record by whisker in Birmingham as Hodgkinson excels". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  5. "Baker breaks championship record to win 1500m gold". BBC Sport. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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