Stephanie Twell

Stephanie Twell
Twell, running to an impressive second place in 2019 London Half Marathon
Personal information
Born (1989-08-17) 17 August 1989
Colchester, Essex, UK
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Weight53.5 kg (118 lb; 8.42 st)
Sport
Country Great Britain
 Scotland
ClubAldershot, Farnham & District AC
Coached byMick Woods 1998-2017
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2008, 1500 m, 6th in heat
Personal best400m: 57.7

800m: 2:02.58 1500m: 4:02.54 3000m: 8:40.98

5000m: 14:54.08
Updated on 11 December 2016

Stephanie April Twell (born 17 August 1989) is a British middle- and long-distance runner who competed at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She trains at Aldershot, Farnham & District AC. She won the 1500 metres at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and is a three-time winner of the European Junior Cross Country Championships (2006–2008), as well as being part of four winning Great Britain teams. Representing Scotland, she won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Twell is currently sponsored by sports company Hoka One One and was previously sponsored by New Balance. She was coached by one of the nation's leading endurance coaches, Mick Woods, for 19 years, from 1998 to 2017. She is now self-coached.