Emily Freeman

GBRWomen

Birth dateNov 24, 1980

BirthplaceHuddersfield, United Kingdom

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Emily Kaye Freeman (born 24 November 1980) is a retired British Olympic sprinter and advocate for gender equality in sports from Yorkshire, England. She is a co-founder of Totally Runable, an organisation that encourages girls and women to take up running.

Freeman competed both nationally and internationally between 2006 and her retirement from athletics in 2014. She represented England and Team GB in the Olympic Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games and European Championships, specialising in 100m, 200m sprints and 4 × 100 m relay.

Freeman worked for several years as a personal trainer with Pro Fit Personal Training at Total Fitness Gym in Wakefield. She co-founded Totally Runable after her retirement and now works full-time for that social enterprise company in and with schools, pupils, staff and parents, with the aim of inspiring and empowering others to be the people they dream of being.

Key facts

200 m

22.64

#374 all-time

100 m

11.33

2014 season best

54.24

Jun 1, 2014 · Bedford (GBR)

2014 season best

Last competition

UK Championships

Jun 28, 2014 · 54.39

UK Championships

Age

45 years old

As of Sep 22, 2026: 200 m 22.64 (#374 all-time), 100 m 11.33, 2014 season best 54.24 (Jun 1, 2014, Bedford (GBR)) · Last competition: UK Championships, Jun 28, 2014, 54.39 · 45 years old

Personal bests

11.33

22.64

53.31

4x100m

42.82

60m

7.42

200m-short-track

23.67

300m

38.04

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2014	400m	54.24	-	Jun 1, 2014	↓	Bedford (GBR)
2010	200m	23.21	-0.2	Jul 30, 2010	↑	Barcelona European Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
2010	200mStraig	23.29	+0.2	May 16, 2010	-	-
2010	4x100m	43.77	-	Jun 19, 2010	↑	SPAR European Team Championships, Fana Stadion, Bergen
2009	100m	11.33	+0.9	Jun 14, 2009	↑	Berlin DKB-ISTAF
2009	200m	22.64	+0.5	Aug 20, 2009	↑	IAAF World Championships
2009	4x100m	43.16	-	Aug 22, 2009	↑	IAAF World Championships
2008	100m	11.37	-1.1	Jun 21, 2008	↑	Parc des Sports, Annecy (FRA)
2008	200m	22.72	+1.8	Jun 14, 2008	↑	Leiden (NED)
2008	4x100m	43.02	-	Aug 21, 2008	↑	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
2007	100m	11.36	+1.3	Aug 11, 2007	↑	Loughborough (GBR)
2007	200m	23.15	+2.1	Jun 30, 2007	↑	Bratislava (SVK)
2007	300m	38.04	-	Jun 3, 2007	-	Glasgow (GBR)
2007	4x100m	42.82	-	Sep 1, 2007	↑	IAAF World Championships
2007	400m	53.31	-	May 20, 2007	↓	Loughborough (GBR)
2006	60m	7.42	-	Feb 19, 2006	↑	Sheffield (GBR) (i)
2006	100m	11.40	+0.8	May 21, 2006	↑	Loughborough (GBR)
2006	200m	23.25	+2.0	Jun 18, 2006	↑	Manchester (GBR)
2006	4x100m	43.51	-	Aug 13, 2006	↑	Göteborg European Championships, Ullevi Stadium, Göteborg
2005	100m	11.60	+0.9	Jul 9, 2005	↑	AAA Championships
2005	4x100m	43.83	-	Aug 12, 2005	↑	IAAF World Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki
2003	100m	11.8h	-	Jul 5, 2003	↑	Grangemouth (GBR)
2003	200m	24.00	+1.8	Jun 8, 2003	↑	Loughborough (GBR)
2002	60m	7.50	-	Feb 23, 2002	↑	Glasgow (GBR) (i)
2002	100m	11.58	+1.2	Jun 15, 2002	↑	Manchester (GBR)
2002	200m	23.41	-	May 18, 2002	↑	Loughborough (GBR)
2002	200m-short-track	23.95	-	Jan 27, 2002	↑	Birmingham (GBR) (i)
2002	400m	54.02	-	Jun 4, 2002	↓	Bedford (GBR)
2001	60m	7.64	-	Jan 13, 2001	↑	Birmingham (GBR) (i)
2001	100m	11.66	+3.7	Jul 1, 2001	↑	Birmingham (GBR)
2001	200m-short-track	23.67	-	Jan 28, 2001	↑	AAA Indoor Championships
2001	200m	23.72	-	Jul 29, 2001	↑	Birmingham (GBR) (i)
2000	100m	12.03	+3.0	Jun 11, 2000	↑	Birmingham (GBR)
2000	200m	24.55	+0.7	Aug 12, 2000	↑	Birmingham (GBR)
1999	60m	7.76	-	Jan 24, 1999	↑	Sheffield (GBR) (i)
1999	100m	11.69	+3.1	Jul 3, 1999	↑	Bedford (GBR)
1999	200m-short-track	24.53	-	Feb 21, 1999	↑	Birmingham (GBR) (i)
1999	200m	24.59	+4.1	May 22, 1999	↑	Birmingham (GBR) (i)
1998	100m	12.47	-2.1	May 17, 1998	↑	Loughborough (GBR)
1998	200m	24.50	+1.2	Aug 2, 1998	↑	Cudworth (GBR)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	54.39	-	Jun 28	UK Championships
400m	54.24	-	Jun 1	Bedford International Games, Bedford
400m	55.13	-	May 18	Cudworth Yorkshire County Championships, Cudworth

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
200m	23.21	-0.2	Jul 30	Barcelona European Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
200m	23.44	-2.1	Jul 30	Barcelona European Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
200m	23.21	-0.2	Jul 27	Barcelona European Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
200m	23.44	-2.1	Jul 27	Barcelona European Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
200m	23.34	-1.4	Jul 10	Gateshead AVIVA British Grand Prix, International Stadium, Gateshead - Diamond Discipline
200m	23.34	+1.8	Jun 20	SPAR European Team Championships, Fana Stadion, Bergen
200m	23.34	+1.8	Jun 19	SPAR European Team Championships, Fana Stadion, Bergen
4x100m	43.77	-	Jun 19	SPAR European Team Championships, Fana Stadion, Bergen
200m	23.37	+1.4	Jun 12	New York adidas Grand Prix, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY - Diamond Discipline
200mStraig	23.29	+0.2	May 16	Manchester Great Manchester Games, Manchester

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
200m	22.79	+1.4	Sep 20	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, Shanghai
200m	22.91	+0.1	Sep 12	Thessaloniki IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki
200m	22.94	-2.0	Sep 6	Rieti 2009, Rieti
200m	23.39	-3.4	Aug 31	Gateshead Aviva British Grand Prix, International Stadium, Gateshead
100m	11.55	-0.9	Aug 31	Gateshead Aviva British Grand Prix, International Stadium, Gateshead
4x100m	43.16	-	Aug 22	IAAF World Championships
4x100m	43.34	-	Aug 22	IAAF World Championships
200m	22.98	-0.1	Aug 21	IAAF World Championships
200m	22.64	+0.5	Aug 20	IAAF World Championships
200m	23.10	+0.0	Aug 19	IAAF World Championships
200m	22.64	+0.5	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships
200m	22.98	-0.1	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships
4x100m	43.16	-	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships
200m	23.10	-	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships
4x100m	43.34	-	Aug 15	IAAF World Championships
4x100m	43.86	-	Jul 24	London Aviva Grand Prix, Crystal Palace, London
200m	23.34	+0.3	Jul 24	London Aviva Grand Prix, Crystal Palace, London
200m	22.92	+0.5	Jul 12	UK Championships
200m	23.26	+1.5	Jul 12	UK Championships
100m	11.42	+0.5	Jun 30	Villeneuve d'Ascq Meeting Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
200m	22.79	+0.7	Jun 30	Villeneuve d'Ascq Meeting Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
100m	11.42	+0.6	Jun 20	SPAR European Team Championships, Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
4x100m	43.44	-	Jun 20	SPAR European Team Championships, Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria
100m	11.33	+0.9	Jun 14	Berlin DKB-ISTAF
200m	23.09	+0.1	Jun 6	Genève Swiss Meeting, Genève

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x100m	43.02	-	Aug 21	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
200m	22.83	-0.2	Aug 20	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
200m	22.95	-1.0	Aug 19	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
4x100m	DNF	-	Aug 15	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
4x100m	43.02	-	Aug 15	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
200m	22.95	-1.0	Aug 15	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
200m	22.83	-0.2	Aug 15	The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing
4x100m	43.09	-	Jul 25	London Aviva Grand Prix, Crystal Palace, London
200m	23.32	-1.2	Jul 25	London Aviva Grand Prix, Crystal Palace, London
200m	23.24	+1.6	Jul 13	UK Championships
200m	22.92	+0.5	Jul 13	UK Championships
200m	23.31	+1.9	Jul 12	UK Championships, Birmingham

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Emily Freeman's 200 m personal best?

Emily Freeman's 200 m personal best is 22.64, set on Aug 20, 2009 in Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER), #374 on the all-time list.

Which events does Emily Freeman compete in?

Emily Freeman competes in the 200 m and 100 m.

How did Emily Freeman perform in 2014?

2014 season best: 54.24, set on Jun 1, 2014 in Bedford (GBR). Last competition: UK Championships on Jun 28, 2014, 54.39.

Emily Freeman

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2014

2010

2009

2008

Honours

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