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Eilish McColgan

1990 - Today

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Eilish McColgan (born 25 November 1990) is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2022 Commonwealth Games 10,000 metres champion with the Games record, and 5000 metres silver medallist. McColgan is a four-time European Championships medallist, winning silver medals for the 5000 m in 2018 and 10,000 m in 2022, bronze in the 5000 m in 2022, and a bronze for the indoor 3000 metres in 2017. She is the European record holder for the 10 km road race, and the British record holder for the 5000 m, 10,000 m, 5 km and half marathon. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Eilish McColgan is the 8,675th most popular athlete (down from 6,850th in 2024), the 8,968th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 8,256th in 2019) and the 328th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eilish McColgan ranks 8,675 out of 6,025. Before her are Liang Xiaojing, Feng Ziqi, Julyana Al-Sadeq, Laura Unsworth, Iryna Zhuk, and Silas Kiplagat. After her are Ng Yan Yee, Yanislav Gerchev, Anna Wielgosz, Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa, Huang Yuting, and Justinas Kinderis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Eilish McColgan ranks 1,853. Before her are Chandan Tiwari, Meryem Erdoğan, Alexander Belonogoff, Grayson Waller, Masaya Sato, and Tana. After her are Nusrat Jahan, Tokelo Rantie, Park Hae-min, Shraddha Srinath, Alexandre Bardenet, and Daniel Corral.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eilish McColgan ranks 8,970 out of 8,785. Before her are Andre Wisdom (1993), Henry Patten (1996), Harry Arter (1989), David Cotterill (1987), Shannon (1998), and Laura Unsworth (1988). After her are Moeen Ali (1987), Chris Mepham (1997), Shane Ferguson (1991), Ross McCormack (1986), Semi Ajayi (1993), and Chris Langridge (1985).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Eilish McColgan ranks 328. Before her are Anna Łukasiak (1988), Fiona Bigwood (1976), Tom Ransley (1985), Giles Scott (1987), Katherine Copeland (1990), and Laura Unsworth (1988). After her are Peter Wilson (1986), Heather Stanning (1985), Samantha Murray (1989), Kate French (1991), Sophie Hitchon (1991), and Kelly Massey (1985).

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