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Poppy Tank
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 28)
Plymouth, Devon, England[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
3000m steeplechase
ClubCity of Plymouth
Achievements and titles
Personal bests3000m Steeplechase: 9:53.05 (Brussels, 2024)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 BrusselsTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 AntalyaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 TilburgU23 Team
Bronze medal – third place2019 LisbonU23 Team
British Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Manchester3000m steeplechase

Poppy Tank (born 5 December 1997) is a British steeplechaser and long-distance runner. She has represented Great Britain at senior level and in 2023 became the British champion in the 3000m steeplechase.

Competing for Great Britain she is a multiple-time medalist at the European Cross Country Championships.[2][3]

Biography

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In 2018, Tank was part of the Great Britain U23 team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 European Cross Country Championships, held in Tilburg, Netherlands.[4] She then won bronze as part of the British U23 team at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon.[5]

Tank came to significant prominence in February 2023, after she was selected for the senior Great Britain team at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships held at Bathurst in Australia, where she competed in the senior women's race.[6]

In July 2023, she won the national championship of Britain, winning the 3,000 metres steeplechase event at the 2023 British Athletics Championships, held in Manchester.[7] She then competed at the Diamond League event in London in July 2023.

Tank was selected for Great Britain again for the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels during December 2023.[8] She won gold as part of the successful British squad which won the team event.[9] In January 2024, Tank ran a 10 km personal best of 32.34 on the road in Valencia.[10]

In May 2024 in Brussels she ran a personal best 9:53.05 for the 3000m steeplechase.[11] In November 2024, she finished third at the Liverpool Cross Challenge.[12] She was selected for the British team for the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[13] In December 2024, she finished runner-up to Revée Walcott-Nolan in the Battersea New Years Eve 5k in London.[14]

On 8 November 2025, she placed fifth in the women's 6.4 km race at the Cardiff Cross Challenge in Wales, a gold race part of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour.[15][16] Tank had a second-place finish at the 2025 Liverpool Cross Challenge on 22 November to gain automatic selection for the 2025 European Cross Country Championships, where she placed 22nd the British team won the silver medal in the team event.[17][18][19]

Tank was named in the British team for the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, where she was the second British finisher after Megan Keith, placing 29th overall.[20][21] Tank won the Battersea 10k in a personal best time of 32:10 in February 2026, and that month also placed third behind Izzy Fry and Eloise Walker over 5k in Battersea.[22][23] She placed second in the British national 10,000 metres championship race in Loughborough on 17 May 2026, behind Izzy Fry.[24]

Tank was selected to represent England over 10,000 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[25]

Personal life

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From Plymouth, in 2026 Tank was studying to complete a PHD at the University of Birmingham.[26]

References

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  1. ↑ "Poppy Tank, Under-23 Women". British Athletics. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Poppy Tank". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Poppy Tank, athlete profile". The Power of 10. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Crumley, Euan (December 9, 2018). "Double European Cross joy for Ingebrigtsens". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Crumley, Euan (December 8, 2019). "Five is the magic number at European Cross". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Plymouth's Poppy Tank earns GB selection for World Cross Country Championships". Plymouth Sports Gazette. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women". UK Athletics. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "40-STRONG GB & NI TEAM BRUSSELS BOUND FOR THE 2023 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "European Cross Country Championships: Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly claims bronze". BBC Sport. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Henderson, Jason (January 14, 2024). "Agnes Jebet Ngetich smashes 29min barrier for 10km". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  11. ↑ Rhodes, James (May 27, 2024). "Brilliant BMC & Excellent in Eugene – Weekend Round Up". Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  12. ↑ Collett, Jasmine (Nov 23, 2024). "Kate Axford and Tomer Tarragano take Euro trials victory in Liverpool". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ANTALYA". British Athletics. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  14. ↑ Adams, Tim (Jan 1, 2025). "Tomer Tarragano beats Tom Keen in enthralling finish at Battersea". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Kipsang and Chepkirui secure Kenyan double in Cardiff". World Athletics. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  16. ↑ Henderson, Jason (8 November 2025). "TEENAGER CHEPKIRUI SHINES AT CARDIFF CROSS CHALLENGE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "A SUPER SIX MEDALS FOR NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM AT THE 2026 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 14 Dec 2025. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.
  18. ↑ "EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS PLACES SECURED AT THE LIVERPOOL CROSS CHALLENGE". British Athletics. 22 Nov 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  19. ↑ Henderson, Jason (26 Nov 2025). "FITZGERALD, BARNICOAT, BEATTIE AND KEITH LEAD GB HOPES AT EURO CROSS IN LAGOA". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 Nov 2025.
  20. ↑ Henderson, Jason (19 December 2025). "MIXED HOPES FOR BRITS AT WORLD CROSS IN TALLAHASSEE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  21. ↑ "AGNES NGETICH WINS WORLD CROSS WOMEN'S CROWN". Athletics Weekly. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 10 Jan 2026.
  22. ↑ Adams, Tim (28 February 2026). "IZZY FRY SMASHES COURSE RECORD AT SPORTSSHOES PODIUM X ADIDAS 5KM". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  23. ↑ Duff, Martin (17 February 2026). "KADAR OMAR AND POPPY TANK WIN BATTERSEA PARK 10KM". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 Feb 2026.
  24. ↑ "FRY AND WIGFIELD CROWNED BRITISH 10,000M CHAMPIONS IN LOUGHBOROUGH". World Athletics. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "On Your Marks: Team England announce athletics squad for Glasgow 2026". England Athletics. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  26. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (9 July 2026). "The England 10,000m runner buying her shoes on eBay". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
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