Charlotte Purdue
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Charlotte Purdue (born 10 June 1991) is a British long-distance runner who competes in the Marathon and Half Marathon, as well as cross country running for Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club. After winning a number of youth titles at national level, she had her first international success at the European Cross Country Championships, winning medals in the junior races of 2007 and 2008. She was also the best European junior at the World Cross Country Championships those years.
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Full name | Charlotte Purdue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Farnborough Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics/Cross Country Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Aldershot, Farnham & District AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Mick Woods 2004-2014 Nic Bideau 2014-present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She won a 5000 m silver medal at the 2009 European Junior Championships and went on to represent England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She won the junior individual and team gold medals at the 2010 European Cross Country Championships. Purdue holds the UK junior record for the 10,000 m with a time of 32:36.75 minutes.