In May 2021, she improved on her record at the year's Golden Spike Ostrava with a personal best of 54.74 seconds.[5] She was later named to the British track and field team ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics for the 400 metres hurdles event alongside Meghan Beesley and Jessica Turner.[6] Upon arriving in Tokyo, Knight was one of six British athletes forced to self-isolate after a passenger on her flight had tested positive for COVID-19.[5] At the Olympics, Knight stumbled in her heat race for the 400 metres hurdles event as she approached the track's first bend and crashed into the first hurdle, ending her hopes to medal in the event. Knight hoped to, but did not, race in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay.[7]
Knight is a primary school teacher by vocation. In 2017, she gave up athletics in favour of the profession, but returned to the sport a year later.[7]
^ ab"Jessie Knight: Team GB's 400m hurdler ready for Tokyo 2020 bow despite self-isolation". Sky Sports. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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^ abEhantharajah, Vithushan (31 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Britain's Jessie Knight endures cruelty of sport with fall at the first hurdle". The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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jessie, knight, athlete, english, tattoo, artist, 1904, 1992, jessie, knight, tattoo, artist, jessie, knight, born, june, 1994, english, athlete, specialising, metres, hurdles, jessie, knightpersonal, informationborn, 1994, june, 1994, sportcountry, great, bri. For the English tattoo artist 1904 1992 see Jessie Knight tattoo artist Jessie Knight born 15 June 1994 is an English athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles 2 3 Jessie KnightPersonal informationBorn 1994 06 15 15 June 1994 age 28 SportCountry Great BritainSportAthleticsEvent s 400 metres hurdlesClubWindsor Slough Eton and Hounslow Athletic Club 1 Coached byMarina ArmstrongMedal record Women s athleticsRepresenting Great BritainWorld Championships2022 Eugene 4 400 m relayEuropean Indoor Championships2021 Torun 4 400 m relayCareer EditKnight became the British champion of the 400 metres hurdles event after winning at the 2020 British Athletics Championships with a time of 55 80 seconds 4 In May 2021 she improved on her record at the year s Golden Spike Ostrava with a personal best of 54 74 seconds 5 She was later named to the British track and field team ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics for the 400 metres hurdles event alongside Meghan Beesley and Jessica Turner 6 Upon arriving in Tokyo Knight was one of six British athletes forced to self isolate after a passenger on her flight had tested positive for COVID 19 5 At the Olympics Knight stumbled in her heat race for the 400 metres hurdles event as she approached the track s first bend and crashed into the first hurdle ending her hopes to medal in the event Knight hoped to but did not race in the women s 4 x 400 metres relay 7 Knight is a primary school teacher by vocation In 2017 she gave up athletics in favour of the profession but returned to the sport a year later 7 References Edit Profile Power of 10 Athlete profile World Athletics Athletes European Athletics Results list British Athletics a b Jessie Knight Team GB s 400m hurdler ready for Tokyo 2020 bow despite self isolation Sky Sports 21 July 2021 Retrieved 3 August 2021 McGuire Jane 29 June 2021 The British Olympic team for Tokyo has been announced Runner s World Retrieved 3 August 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b Ehantharajah Vithushan 31 July 2021 Tokyo Olympics Britain s Jessie Knight endures cruelty of sport with fall at the first hurdle The Independent Archived from the original on 8 June 2022 Retrieved 4 August 2021 This biographical article relating to English athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jessie Knight athlete amp oldid 1102373614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
