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Megan Keith

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Megan Keith
Megan Keith in 2024
Personal information
NationalityScottish, British
Born (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 24)
Inverness, Scotland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
5000 m, 10,000 m
Coached byRoss Cairns[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests3000 m: 8:28.35 (Oslo, 2026)
5000 m: 14:43.24 (Suzhou, 2024)
10,000 m: 30:36.84 (San Juan Capistrano, 2024)
Road
10 km: 30:07 AR (Castellon, 2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Rome10,000 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Espoo5000 m
European Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place2025 LagoaSenior race
Silver medal – second place2025 LagoaTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 BrusselsU23 race
Gold medal – first place2023 BrusselsU23 team
Silver medal – second place2022 TurinU23 race
Gold medal – first place2021 DublinU20 race
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 Glasgow5000 m
Women's orienteering
Representing  Great Britain
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 SilkeborgRelay

Megan Keith (born 23 April 2002) is a Scottish track and field athlete and cross country runner.[2] She was the 2023 European U23 champion over 5000 metres. She won bronze medals in the 10,000 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships and over 5000 metres representing Scotland at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. She set a new European record in 2026 in the 10k run.

Biography

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Early career

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During her teenage years, Keith competed in orienteering and won European and World Youth Championship gold medals in the sport, before starting to focus on running at around the ages of 16-17.[3] In 2018, at her international orienteering debut, she became the first ever female to win a gold medal for Great Britain at the European Youth Orienteering Championships in Bulgaria, winning the sprint event by a huge margin of 34 seconds.[4] In 2019, Keith went on to be part of the British relay team that won the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Denmark, the first ever British gold medal in the competition.[5][6]

Following this success, Keith won Scottish Young Sportswoman of the Year at the Scottish Women in Sport awards.[7][8] Immediately after this award, Keith came 27th at the 2019 European U20 Cross Country Championship in her debut for Great Britain in athletics.

2021

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An Inverness Harriers athlete, and Edinburgh University student, Keith ran a new personal best at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships held in Tallinn, running 9:16.50 in the 3000 m.[9] Keith won gold at the European U20 Cross Country Championship in Dublin in December 2021.[10]

2022

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In 2022, she became the British under-23 3000 m champion as well as Scottish Under-23 Cross Country Champion.[11] In December, she finished second in the 2022 European Cross Country Championships under-23 race, in Turin.[12]

2023

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In February 2023, Keith was named in the Great Britain squad for the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia,[13] where she placed 53rd.[14]

She was selected as part of the Great Britain team for the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships held from in July 2023 in Espoo, Finland.[15] She won the 5000 m gold medal ahead of Spaniard Maria Forero and compatriot Eloise Walker.[16][17][18] In July 2023, competing at the Diamond League event in London, she set a new 5000m personal best time of 14:56.98.[19] She was chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[20]

She won the Cardiff Cross Challenge in November 2023.[21] She won the U23 race at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels in December 2023 and also claimed gold as part of the British squad which won the U23 team event.[22]

2024

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In January 2024, she set a European U23 record running in the Valencia 10K as she posted a time of 31.22 m beating a record set by German athlete Alina Reh in 2018. The run was also the third fastest by a Scots athlete over 10,000 m on the road - with only Liz and Eilish McColgan having recorded faster times.[23] In March 2024, she ran a 10,000 metres time of 30:36.84 in San Juan Capistrano, California, to place fourth on the UK all-time list for the event.[24] The event was the first time that Keith ever ran 10,000m on the track.[1] In April 2024, she set a British under-23 record time of 14:43.24 in the 5000 m at the Diamond League meeting in Shanghai.[25] Keith secured a place in the 10,000 m at the 2024 Summer Olympics by winning the Night of the 10,000 m PBs in London on 18 May having previously achieved the qualifying standard.[26]

She was selected to run the 10,000 metres for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[27] She won her first senior medal taking bronze, in only her third 10,000 metres race on the track in a time of 31:04.07.[28][29][30]

Keith was selected to run the 10,000 m at the Olympic Games in Paris. Although she also qualified for the 5000 m, she was not selected. In the 10,000 m final, Keith finished in last place after sustaining an ankle injury, being lapped by the leaders and receiving a time of 33:19.[31][32]

2025

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She competed over 5000 m at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome, part of the 2025 Diamond League. She retained her British women's 10,000 m national title in Birmingham in June 2025, running a time of 31:19.88.[33] She ran 14:43.80 in the 5000 m at the 2025 London Athletics Meet.[34] In August, she ran a Scottish native record of 4:26.85 at the Monument Mile in Stirling.[35] In September 2025, she competed over 10,000 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, placing tenth overall.[36][37]

On 8 November 2025, she placed fourth in the women's 6.4km race at the Cardiff Cross Challenge in Wales, a gold race part of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour.[38] Keith placed fourth at the Cross de Atapuerca in Spain on 23 November 2025.[39] On 14 December, Keith recovered from an early fall to win the silver medal behind Nadia Battocletti in the senior women’s race at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships, in Portugal, also leading the British team to a silver medal in the team event.[40][41]

2026

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Keith was the leading British finisher at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida, placing 25th overall.[42] Keith set a new European 10k record in Castellon, Spain on 22 February, running 30:07 to beat the previous best by fellow-Scot Eilish McColgan by one second.[43] Keith ran 67:13 to place third at the New York City Half Marathon in March 2026.[44] In June, Keith ran a personal best 8:28.35 for the 3000 metres at the 2026 Bislett Games.[45]

Keith was named in the Scottish team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland. In her first race Keith placed ninth in the 10,000 metres, before returning to the track on 30 July and winning the bronze medal in the 5000 metres final. Having animated the race by hitting the front with four laps remaining, she was able to jubilantly celebrate the medal at the end of the race in front of a home crowd, including her 100 year-old grandfather.[46][47]

Personal life

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Keith attended Millburn Academy in Inverness. While a student she won a junior MasterChef competition in 2015.[48][49] At University Keith studied Sport Science[50] and shared a flat with fellow GB athlete Alyson Bell and triathlete Isla Britton.[51]

References

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  1. 1 2 Boswell, Rachel (14 August 2024). "Who is 10,000m Olympian Megan Keith?". Runner's World UK. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Megan Keith | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  3. ↑ Smith, Tyrone (7 August 2023). "Megan Keith: Former orienteering champion navigating her way into athletics limelight". BBC Scotland Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "GB Megan Keith (INVOC) on the podium in Gold position!". britishorienteering.org.uk. British Orienteering Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "JWOC". ontheredline.org.uk. On the Red Line. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Team GOLD for the girls! JWOC 2019 roundup". scottish-orienteering.org. Scottish Orienteering. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Megan Keith scoops National Sports Award". scottish-orienteering.org. Scottish Orienteering. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Inverness teenager wins Scottish young sportswoman of the year award". Inverness Courier. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Fourth place finishes for Megan and Kane at Euro U20s". Scottish Athletics. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Megan Keith from Inverness wins U20 Gold". Runners Gazette. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Heath, Georgie (June 9, 2022). "Megan Keith uses 'killer instinct' to make her mark in athletics". Athletics Weekly.
  12. ↑ "European Cross Country Championships: Megan Keith takes silver in under-23 race". BBC Sport. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Athletics: Inverness Harriers' Megan Keith makes senior Great Britain squad grade for World Cross Country Championships". Press and Journal. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "U20 Women's Result". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Keely Hodgkinson and Jeremiah Azu to Captain GB & NI at European U23 Championships". British Athletics. 13 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Fabulous in Finland! Megan Keith wins gold in Women's 5000m at Euro U23 Champs". Scottish Athletics. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  17. ↑ Henderson, Jason (July 14, 2023). "Megan Keith and Charles Hicks win 5000m gold in Espoo". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Megan Keith wins gold in 5,000m at European Under-23 Championships". BBC Sport. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "5000M". London.Diamondleague.com. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD SELECTED FOR THE 2023 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPS". Britishathletics.org.uk. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Keith and Kiprop claim Cardiff Cross Challenge crowns". World Athletics. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
  22. ↑ "European Cross Country Championships: Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly claims bronze". BBC Sport. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Scots runner Megan Keith sets new European U23 record at 10,000m". BBC Sport. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  24. ↑ "Megan lands Olympic qualifier in 10,000m – and Jake, Callum on way back, too". Scottish Athletics. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  25. ↑ "Keith records second Olympic qualifying time". BBC Sport. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  26. ↑ "Britain's Keith wins in London to claim Olympic spot". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  27. ↑ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  28. ↑ "Inverness athlete Megan Keith claims bronze medal at European Championship 10,000 metres". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  29. ↑ Ingle, Sean. "Daryll Neita misses out on 200m gold by 0.01sec … after thinking she had won". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  30. ↑ Poole, Harry (11 June 2024). "'Distraught' Neita wins European 200m silver". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  31. ↑ Wood, Becca (11 August 2024). "What happened to Megan Keith? Why the runner finished her race alone". Today. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  32. ↑ "Support act: Eilish on hand to help Megan after tough night". Scottish Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  33. ↑ Collett, Jasmine (14 June 2025). "EMILE CAIRESS AND MEGAN KEITH CLAIM BRITISH 10,000M TITLES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  34. ↑ "Hunter Bell, Dobson and Lake claim wins in London". BBC Sport. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  35. ↑ Henderson, Jason (31 August 2025). "MONUMENT MILE WINS FOR MCLUCKIE AND TESHOME". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  36. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  37. ↑ Henderson, Jason (26 August 2025). "BRITISH TEAM NAMED FOR WORLD CHAMPS IN TOKYO". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  38. ↑ "Kipsang and Chepkirui secure Kenyan double in Cardiff". World Athletics. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  39. ↑ "Battocletti wins on fourth try, Kipsang pips Kwizera in Atapuerca". World Athletics. 23 Nov 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  40. ↑ Adams, Tim (14 Dec 2025). "NADIA BATTOCLETTI AND MEGAN KEITH FINISH 1-2 AT EURO CROSS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 Dec 2025.
  41. ↑ "A SUPER SIX MEDALS FOR NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM AT THE 2025 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 14 Dec 2025. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.
  42. ↑ "AGNES NGETICH WINS WORLD CROSS WOMEN'S CROWN". Athletics Weekly. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 10 Jan 2026.
  43. ↑ "Keith breaks McColgan's European 10km record". BBC Sport. 22 Feb 2026. Retrieved 22 Feb 2026.
  44. ↑ "ADRIAN WILDSCHUTT AND HELLEN OBIRI VICTORIOUS AT THE NYC HALF". Athletics Weekly. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  45. ↑ "Results - Oslo Diamond League (Bislett Games) 2026". Watch Athletics. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  46. ↑ "MEGAN KEITH GETS HER MEDAL MOMENT AS ROSE DAVIES DOES THE DOUBLE". Athletics Weekly. 30 June 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  47. ↑ Crumley, Euan (26 July 2026). "ROSE DAVIES' PATIENCE PAYS OFF TO STRIKE 10,000M GOLD". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  48. ↑ Henderson, Andrew (6 August 2024). "Rotary Club of Inverness and Culloden recall Megan Keith's Masterchef success as athlete looks to find recipe for success at Olympic Games in Paris". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  49. ↑ Rooney, Richard (March 31, 2015). "Battle to be crowned young Masterchef competition reaches final stage". Press and Journal. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  50. ↑ Henderson, Michelle (9 August 2024). "'We are all really proud of her': Home crowd cheers on Inverness athlete Megan Keith in Paris Olympic final". Press & Journal. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  51. ↑ Smith, Tyrone (15 August 2023). "World Athletics Championships: Alyson Bell heads to Budapest with famous faces". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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