Serena Vincent
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 December 2002 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Shot put: 17.78m (Loughborough, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Serena Vincent (date 5 December 2002) is a British shot putter. An English shot put champion, she has won multiple medals indoors and outdoors at the British Athletics Championships.
Early life
From Bursledon, she attended The Gregg School in Southampton.[1] At the age of fifteen years-old, she was selected to represent England at the Commonwealth Youth Games.[2] The youngest competitor in the field, she placed ninth overall in the shot put final.[3]
Career
A member of City of Portsmouth AC, Vincent set British shot put records at U17 and U18 level. She won the World Schools Cup in Croatia in 2019.[4][5]
In September 2020, she became the number one ranked U20 shot putter in the world.[6] That month, she won her first medal at the senior 2020 British Athletics Championships, throwing 15.60m to secure third place.[7]
In July 2021, she won the senior England Athletics Championship shot put title.[8] In 2022, she placed fifth at the 2022 British Athletics Championships.[9]
She managed 16.15m to finish second in the women’s shot put behind world champion Chase Ealey at the Reykjavik International Games in February 2023.[10] In March 2023, she won the U23 women’s shot put at the 2023 European Throwing Cup with a personal best of 16.90 metres.[11] She was a silver medalist in the shot put at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo in July 2023, improving her personal best to 16.93 metres.[12]
In February 2024, she was runner-up at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham with a distance of 16.69 metres.[13][14] She set a new personal best at the Loughborough International of 17.78 metres in May 2024.[15] She was a silver medalist at the 2024 British Athletics Championships in the shot put, with 17.32 metres.[16]
Personal life
She attends Loughborough University.[17]
References
- ^ "Bursledon shot putter Serena Vincent is the queen of Britain's under-17s". The Daily Echo. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Gee, Wendy (3 July 2017). "Bahamas calling for The Gregg School shot put sensation Serena Vincent". Daily Echo. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Gee, Wendy (24 July 2017). "Shot putter Serena Vincent does The Gregg School proud at the Commonwealth Youth Games". Daily Echo. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Mason, Lewis (1 December 2020). "'I'm not going to have someone tell me that I can't do something - my results have clearly shown that I can' – City of Portsmouth shot put star Serena Vincent". Potsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "English Schools team take on the world". Athletics Weekly. April 11, 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Carter, Simon (15 September 2020). "Serena Vincent jumps into top spot in the world under-20 women's shot rankings". The News. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "FUTURES IN FOCUS - SERENA VINCENT". British Athletics. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Mason, Lewis (21 July 2021). "City of Portsmouth AC teenager Serena Vincent claims senior England shot put crown". Portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Mason, Lewis (27 June 2022). "How City of Portsmouth trio fared in UK Athletics Championship throwing events". Portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "England athletes take wins and PBs at Reykjavik International Games". England Athletics. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "SERENA VINCENT WINS GOLD AT THE EUROPEAN THROWING CUP". British Athletics. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Keith wins gold at European Under-23 Championships". BBC Sport. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "English athlete action at the British champs". England Athletics. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "UK Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "KJT shows fine early season form at Loughborough". Athletics Weekly. May 20, 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "UK Championships". World Athletics. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Loughborough International delivers on a day of high sporting drama". lboro.ac.uk. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
