Arabella Wilson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 October 2006 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Hurdles, Heptathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 200m: 24.40 (Derby, 2025) 400m: 54.69 (London, 2025) 400mH: 57.34 (Tampere, 2025) |
Arabella Wilson (born 3 October 2006) is a British hurdler and multi-event athlete. She placed third in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2026 UK Athletics Championships.[1]
Biography
[edit]From Guildford, Surrey, Wilson was part of the Young Athletes Club and represented Surrey at county level as a junior athlete, and also became a member of Winchester and District Athletics Club.[2][3][4] A multi-event athlete as well as a hurdler, she was selected for the heptathlon at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago but had to withdraw due to a stress fracture. Wilson became the first female athlete to win all six long hurdles titles across English Schools' Athletics Championships the and SIAB and holds the fastest 400m hurdles time ever recorded by a British 15-year-old. She committed to attend Duke University in the United States in 2025.[2]
Wilson broke the British under-20 300m hurdles record in 2025 with 41.05 seconds.[2] She set a personal best of 57.98 seconds for the 400 metres hurdles in Mannheim, Germany, in June 2025.[5] She won the England Athletics U20 Championships title over 400 metres hurdles with a personal best time of 57.49 seconds in July 2025.[6] She was named in the British team for the 400 metres hurdles at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.[7] At the championships, she qualified for the final, placing fifth overall with a personal best 57.34 seconds.[8][9][10]
Wilson placed fifth in the 400 metres hurdles in a time of 57.88 seconds in May 2026 at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships in Louisville, Kentucky.[11] The following month, Wilson reached the final of the 400 metres hurdles at the 2026 UK Championships, placing third overall.[12][13][14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Arabella Wilson". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 Sep 2025.
- 1 2 3 Collett, Jasmine (20 Nov 2025). "ARABELLA WILSON SHINES AS RISING FORCE IN HURDLES AND HEPTATHLON". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 Nov 2025.
- ↑ "Winchester athletes selected for English Schools Athletics". Hampshire Chronicle. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 15 Sep 2025.
- ↑ "Winchester athletes celebrated at annual awards ceremony". Hampshire Chronicle. 11 Dec 2024. Retrieved 15 Sep 2025.
- ↑ "GB&NI JUNIORS BREAK RECORDS AT MANNHEIM GALA". British Athletics. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships. Incorporating the Senior Para Championships, Powered by Citroën: Sunday's spotlight on talent". England Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR THE U20 EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "AKANDE AND WILSON EARN SILVER MEDALS AT EUROPEAN UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 15 Sep 2025.
- ↑ "HENRICH, BELSHAW, AND MIRFIN WIN GOLD ON SPECTACULAR SATURDAY IN TAMPERE". British Athletics. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ↑ "ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships". World Athletics. 16 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "GLORIOUS SUCCESS FOR EDUAN AS ANNING, HUNTER BELL, HADAWAY & WIGHTMAN STAR IN BIRMINGHAM". British Athletics. 21 June 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Shaftesbury Barnet trio seal spots after UK title success". Hamhigh. 23 June 2026. Retrieved 23 June 2026.