Emily Jane Borthwick (born 2 September 1997) is a British high jumper.[1]
From Wigan, Greater Manchester Borthwick finished third at the 2020 British Championship in the high jump.[2] In March 2021, she was selected for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team to compete at the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships, held in Toruń, Poland.[3] At the event she secured a new personal best with a third-time clearance at 1.91m to qualify for the final of the women’s high jump where she finished 8th.[4] Her current PB is 1.95m set at The Bronze World Tour event in Hustopece, Czech Republic in Feb 2022.
After again finishing third in the British championships in 2021 Borthwick was added to the British squad for the delayed 2020 Summer GamesinTokyo.[5] Borthwick finished 16th in the Olympic qualifying round equalling her previous lifetime best of 1.93m in the process.
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