Louise Small (born 27 March 1992) is a British long-distance runner.
She is a life member of Aldershot, Farnham And District Athletic Club. She has been coached by Mick Woods since she first joined in 2006
In 2007, age 15, she competed for Great Britain at the IAAF World Youth Championships.
In 2008, Small was selected to join On Camp with Kelly, a mentoring and education program set up by Dame Kelly Holmes for aspiring young athletes.
Small is an alumna of St Mary's University where she attained a BSc in Sports Coaching Science followed by a PGCE in Primary Education and finally a Masters in Pedagogical Leadership in Physical Education and Sport
Small is currently sponsored by sports company Hoka and was previously sponsored by Nike
GB & NI Representations +DateCompetitionEventVenuePositionU17/Juniors11/07/20072007 IAAF World Youth Championships1500mOstrava, Czech Republic6th H101/02/2009Cross Country Junior InternationalXCLisbon, PortugalGOLD28/03/20092009 IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsXCAmman, Jordan34th11/07/20092009 IAAF World Youth Championships 1500mBressanone-Brixen, Italy5th25/07/20092009 European Junior Championships 3000mNovi-Sad, SerbiaBRONZE20/03/20112011 IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsXCPunta Umbria, Spain29th22/05/2011Loughborough International3000mLoughborough, UK16thSeniors14/04/2012World University Cross Country Championships XCLodz, Poland56th06/06/2016European 10000m cup10000mMersin, Turkey12th26/03/20172017 IAAF World Cross Country ChampionshipsXCKampala, Uganda38th10/06/2017European 10000m cup10000mMinsk, Belarus16th27/08/20172017 Summer Universiade5000m/10000mTaipei, Taiwan.4th / 10th19/05/2018European 10000m cup10000mLondon, UK7th
Domestic competition highlights DateCompetitionVenuePositionU17/Juniors26/08/2007UK School Games1500mCoventryBRONZE08/03/2008Sainsbury ESAA English Schools' Championships - cross countryXCLiverpoolSILVER28/03/2008SIAB International Schools' Cross Country ChampionshipsXCPerthSILVER13/04/2008London Mini MarathonRoadLondonGOLD23/12/2008National Cross Country ChampionshipsXCAlton TowersBRONZE26/04/2009London Mini MarathonRoadLondonSILVER21/02/2009National Cross Country ChampionshipsXCParliament HillGOLD19/02/2011National Cross Country ChampionshipsXCAlton TowersBRONZE01/05/2011BUCS Championships10000mBedfordGOLD02/05/2011BUCS Championships5000mBedfordGOLD04/02/2012BUCS Cross Country ChampionshipsXCCardiffSILVERSeniors21/02/2015National Cross Country ChampionshipsXCParliament HillSILVER25/02/2017National Cross Country ChampionshipsXCNottinghamSILVER24/02/2018National Cross Country ChampionshipsXCParliament HillSILVER19/05/2018Night of the 10,000m PB's (inc British Champs & European Cup )10000mParliament HillBRONZE17/03/2019Reading Half MarathonRoadReadingSILVER Small has six Senior Women's titles competing at the Hampshire Cross Country Championships, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022.
Personal bests +EventTimeVenueDate800m2:09Stevenage7 June 20091500m4:20Watford27 July 20163000m9:07Watford6 September 20175000m15:40Catford14 September 201710000m32:34London19 May 20185K Road15:44Guernsey3 April 202610k Road33:20Warsaw 22 April 2018Half Marathon70:19Barcelona15 February 2026Marathon2:27:48Amsterdam Marathon19 October 2025
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