Amy-Eloise Markovc

Amy-Eloise Markovc (née Neale; born 5 August 1995) is a British long-distance runner based in the United States. She competes in cross country running and track events. In March 2021, Markovc won European Athletics Indoor Championships 3000 m in a personal best time 8:46.43. She is married to Jernej Markovc who competed as a rower for the Slovenian National Team and University of Washington.

Amy-Eloise Markovc
Amy-Eloise Neale at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Birth nameAmy-Eloise Neale
NationalityEnglish
Born (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995
Stockport, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportTrack, long-distance running
Event(s)1500 meters, mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College teamUniversity of Washington Huskies
Turned pro2018
Coached byChris John Fox
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Toruń3000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 BydgoszczU20 Team
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 ŠamorínU23 Team

Career

Born in Stockport, England, she later moved to the United States and took up track and field. At the age of 14 she won the 2000 metres steeplechase at the 2010 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships. While studying at Glacier Peak High School, Neale was the Washington state Gatorade Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year for three years running (2011, 2012, 2013). Neale had top eight finishes each year at the Nike Cross Nationals from 2010 to 2012, with her highest finish being 3rd in 2010.[1]

Her international debut for Great Britain followed at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, where she placed eleventh in the steeplechase final. Markovc competed in her first major cross country running event at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, placing 21st in the junior race. She was also a steeplechase finalist at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships and 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics. After the latter event she did not compete for 18 months.[2]

In 2016 she began to compete again for the Washington Huskies track team for her alma mater, the University of Washington. She won both the Pac-12 Cross Country Championship and NCAA Women's Division I West Regional Cross Country Championship, then took eighth place at the NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship. Markovc made the final in the mile at the 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. In the 2017 outdoor track season, she was runner-up in the 5000m at the Pac-12 Track and Field Championships, and made the 1500 metres final at the NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

It was in cross country that she began to make an impact in 2017, becoming the runner-up at the NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship and third in the Pac-12 Conference meet. She then placed fourth for Great Britain in the under-23 race at the 2017 European Cross Country Championships where she shared in the U23 team title. Her focus returned to the track in 2018, with highlights including fifth in the 5000 metres at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and twelfth in the 3000 metres at the NCAA Indoor Championships.[3] In the 2018 season, she set the University of Washington school record in the 5000m (15:24.16). Despite running the fourth fastest 5000m in Great Britain in 2018, she only placed ninth in the 5000 m final at 2018 British Athletics Championships,[4]

Later in 2018, Markovc signed with the Reebok Boston Track Club under coach Chris Fox. In 2019, she secured her first national podium at the 2019 British Indoor Athletics Championships with third in the 3000 metres.[5]

In February 2021, Markovc broke the British 2 mile record at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in New York, completing the distance in 9:30.69.[6] In March 2021, Markovc won European Athletics Indoor Championships 3000 m in a personal best time 8:46.43.[7][8] In June 2022, Markovc set a personal best in the Diamond League meet at Rabat in the 3000 m with a 8:40:32.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 11th 2000 m s'chase 6:37.27
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 21st Junior race 19:34
3rd Junior team 81 pts
European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 5th 3000 m s'chase 10:19.32
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 11th 3000 m s'chase 10:25.14
2017 European Cross Country Championships Šamorín, Slovakia 4th U23 race 20:59
1st U23 team 12 pts
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 1st 3000 m 8:46.43
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 20th (h) 5000 m 15:03.22
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 15th 3000 m 8:53.57
World Championships Eugene, Oregon, United States 25th (h) 5000 m 15:31.62
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 4th 5000 m 14:56.60
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th 5000 m 15:08.75

References
  1. "Amy-Eloise Neale Cross Country Result Glacier Peak HS, WA - 12th Grade". athletic.net. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. Amy Eloise Neale. Power of 10. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  3. Amy-Eloise Neale. Go Huskies. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  4. "British Athletics Championships (Inc European Trials) - 5000 SW (1 Jul)". Power of 10. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. British Athletics - SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships Archived April 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. British Athletics. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
  6. 2 mile record BBC New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
  7. European Indoors 2021: Amy-Eloise Markovc wins GB's first gold BBC
  8. Amy-Eloise Markovc wins 3,000m gold as GB claim first medals at European Indoors Yahoo! Finance
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