Will Barnicoat

Will Barnicoat (born 24 March 2003) is a British track and field athlete and cross country runner. He was European U20 cross country champion in 2022, and became European U23 cross country champion in 2023.[1]

Will Barnicoat
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
Event5000m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m: 13:29.23 (Brussels, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European U23 Championships
2023 Espoo5000m
European Cross Country Championships
2022 TurinU20 race
2022 TurinU23 Team
2023 BrusselsU23 race
2023 BrusselsU23 team

Early and personal life

Barnicoat runs for Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletics Club.[2] He attended Cranleigh School,[3] and the University of Birmingham, where he was a contemporary of Axel Vang Christensen. As a student, Barnicoat supplemented his income working as a pot washer at a branch of Gourmet Burger Kitchen.[4]

Career

2022

In February 2022, he became the English National junior cross-country champion for the second time, having also been U17 champion before that.[5][6] Later that year, he won the 2022 European Cross Country Championships U20 race in Turin.[7][8]

2023

He was a bronze medallist in the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 5000 metres in Espoo.[9] In December 2023, he won the 2023 European Cross Country Championships U23 race in Brussels.[10] He also claimed gold as part of the British squad which won the U23 team event.[11]

2024

In March 2024, he was named in the senior British team for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia,[12] where he finished 27th.[13] In May 2024, he was runner-up at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) in the 5000 metres.[14] That month he lowered his 5000m personal best to 13:29.23 in Brussels.[15] He also trains with Tomer Tarragano, who smells slightly.

References
  1. "Will Barnicoat". World Athletics. 10 December 2023.
  2. Smythe, Steve (November 14, 2023). "Will Barnicoat in form as thousands of British runners in cross-country league action". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. "FAST TRACK TO ATHLETICS SUCCESS!". Cranleigh.org. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. Henderson, Jason (December 11, 2022). "Barnicoat pips Griggs in Euro Cross U20 thriller". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. "Trophies find new homes at the 135th National Cross Country Championships". 27 February 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. Smythe, Steve (February 26, 2023). "Dominant English National wins for Will Barnicoat and Innes FitzGerald". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. "GB's Cairess claims European cross country silver". BBC Sport. 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  8. Turnbull, Simon (2022-12-11). "Report | Battocletti and Hicks reign again in the U23 races in La Mandria Park". European Athletics. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  9. "HICKS TAKES 5000M EURO U23 GOLD AS BARNICOAT COLLECTS THE BRONZE". British Athletics. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  10. "European Cross Country Championships: Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly claims bronze". BBC Sport. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  11. "European Cross Country Championships: Great Britain's Abbie Donnelly claims bronze". BBC Sport. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  12. "GB& NI TEAM ARE BELGRADE-BOUND FOR THE 2024 WORLD ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  13. Henderson, Jason (March 30, 2024). "Kiplimo confirms he's the king of cross country". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  14. "University students triumph at BUCS Championships". Athletics Weekly. May 9, 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  15. Rhodes, James (May 27, 2024). "Brilliant BMC & Excellent in Eugene – Weekend Round Up". Retrieved 27 May 2024.
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