Freddie, 14, wins two gold medals at athletics championships

Yahoo

07-02-2025

Teenage Cumbrian athlete Freddie Strong brought home TWO gold medals from the North of England Indoor Championships.
The 14-year-old from Keswick starred at the event in Sheffield last weekend.
Strong claimed victory in the under-15 high jump – and repeated the feat in the long jump.
The Border Harrier also produced an impressive performance to claim bronze in the 60m hurdles.
The multi-talented teenager produced personal best performances in each discipline at the Under-13 and Under-15 championships which were held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield.
Keswick School student Strong cleared a height of 1.80m to win the high jump.
That put him ahead of nearest rival Joe Moss, from Amber Valley and Erewash Athletics Club, who cleared 1.70m.
Strong also came close to clearing the championship record level of 1.88m.
Freddie on the podium in Sheffield (Image: News & Star)
The two teenagers were rivals again in the long jump but again Cumbrian Strong came out on top.
His best jump of 5.79m put him above Moss on the medal rostrum with the latter jumping 5.73m.
And he then produced personal best times in the 60m hurdles to get on the podium.
In the heat he came home in second in a time of 9.28sec.
And in the final he shaved even more time off that as he finished third in 9.16secs, behind winner Charles Reilly from City of Sheffield and Dearne, and Jay Husain from Wirral.
Promising all-rounder Strong attends Carlisle's Sheepmount twice a week and also trains in a number of other events including javelin and shot put.
His coaches include John Little, Lenny Miller and Mel Brocklebank, and has more top competitions on the horizon, including the National Age Group Championships this weekend when he will again compete in the high jump, long jump and hurdles.
March will then see Strong compete in the Age Group Combined Events Championships in the pentathlon – hurdles, high jump, long jump, shot put and 800 metres.