Niamh Emerson

Niamh Emerson (born 22 April 1999) is an English heptathlete from Shirland, Derbyshire.

In April 2018, Emerson competed in the heptathlon in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, where she came third, winning the bronze medal for England, with a personal best of 6043 points.

In July 2018, Emerson won heptathlon gold for Great Britain at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, scoring a personal best of 6253 points.

Emerson won the silver medal at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in pentathlon before a succession of injuries put her career on hold. In April 2026, she competed at the Meeting Internazionale Multistars in Brescia, Italy, in her first heptathlon for 8 years and finished fourth with 5799 points. Her performance included a lifetime best in the shot put, breaking the 14 metre-barrier for the first time with 14.10m. In July 2026, she was selected to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, placing sixth overall in heptathlon with 6002 points.

Competition record

Heptathlon

2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia

Event Result 100 metre hurdles 14.08 secs High Jump 1.84 m Shot put 12.13 m 200 metres 24.83 Long jump 6.06 m Javelin 40.34 m 800 metres 2:12.18 Heptathlon 6,043

3rd overall. 2018 Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist

2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, Tampere, Finland

Event Result 100 metre hurdles 13.76 secs High Jump 1.89 m Shot put 12.27 m 200 metres 24.80 Long jump 6.31 m Javelin 39.02 m 800 metres 2:09.74 Heptathlon 6,253

1st overall. 2018 World U20 Gold medalist. 2018 U20 world lead.

Indoor Pentathlon

2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

Event Result 60 metre hurdles 8.54 secs High Jump 1.87 m Shot put 13.93 m Long jump 6.29 m 800 metres 2:12.56 Pentathlon 4,731

2nd overall. 2019 European silver medalist. U20 world record.

Personal bests

Event Result 100 metre hurdles 13.76 secs High Jump 1.89 m Shot put 14.10 m 200 metres 24.40 Long jump 6.41 m Javelin 43.95 m 800 metres 2:09.74 Heptathlon 6,253