Ellen Barber
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 December 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Heptathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Heptathlon: 6037 (2025) Pentathlon: 4169 (2021) |
Ellen Barber (born 5 December 1997) is a British multi-event athlete. She is a two-time national champion in the heptathlon, winning titles in 2019 and 2025.[1]
Early life
[edit]She attended King's School, Bruton in Bruton, Somerset, and won the heptathlon at the English Schools Combined Events Championship in 2016, and was also a medalist in the heptathlon at the SIAB schools championships.[2][3]
Career
[edit]She was runner-up to Kate O'Connor in the pentathlon at the national combined events indoor championships in February 2019.[4] She won the national combined events outdoor title in the heptathlon 2019 with 5385 points.[5][6] She was subsequently selected to compete for Great Britain at the 2019 European Combined Events Team Championships in Lutsk, Ukraine in July 2019.[7][8]
She was runner-up to Jade O'Dowda at the England Athletics Combined Events Championships in Bedford in May 2021, with a personal best score of 6028 points.[9]
She scored a personal best 6037 points to win the 2025 UK Athletics Championships heptathlon title on 27 July 2025, the event held at the England Athletics Championships in Birmingham.[10]
Personal life
[edit]She is the granddaughter of British racehorse owner Paul Barber, owner of multiple successful racehorses such as See More Business, Clan des Obeaux, and Denman. An experienced horse rider herself, she participated in three-day eventing in her youth. She also he took part in the Markel Magnolia Cup charity horse race at Goodwood Racecourse in 2024.[11][12] That year, she became an inaugural member of the England Athletics Athlete Panel.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ellen Barber". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Announcing our Athlete Panel". England Athletics. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Ellen Barber Clinches English Schools' Heptathlon Title". kingsbruton.com. 19 Sep 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Kate O'Connor: Dundalk athlete improves her Irish indoor pentathlon record". BBC Sport. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "England Combined Events Championships". World Athletics. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Combined Events competition concludes with Championship Bests". England Athletics. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "European Combined Events Team Championships Super League". World Athletics. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "EIGHT ATHLETES SELECTED FOR EURO COMBINED EVENTS TEAM CHAMPS". British Athletics. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Report: Day 2 - England Senior/U20 Combined Events Champs". England Athletics. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "England Athletics Senior & U20 Championships. Incorporating the Senior Para Championships, Powered by Citroën: Sunday's spotlight on talent". England Athletics. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Magnolia Cup: Ellen Barber taking inspiration from grandfather". Racingtv.com. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Ellen Barber - Farm Girl to National Heptathlon Champion". Buzzsprout.com. January 30, 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2025.