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England’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson retained her heptathlon name at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
The home win marked a welcome return to form for the 29-year-old after an 18-month injury nightmare, an overall score of 6377 issues showing she’s still running out of top speed.
Here, news firm PA discusses the major successes of Liverpudlian’s career.
Commonwealth First Crown, 2018 (6255 points)
Johnson-Thompson the Commonwealth crown for the first time in Gold Coast, Australia.
It was a resounding victory in Down Under, as she finished comfortably ahead of Canada’s Nina Schultz and compatriot Niamh Emerson.
European Silver, 2018 (6759 points)
Fantastic, Kat! #REPRESENTAR pic. twitter. com/PbRul5o2U5
— British athletics (@BritAthletics) 10 August 2018
Just a few months after his Commonwealth title, Johnson-Thompson was a finalist for rival Nafi Thiam at the European Championships.
His strong performance in Berlin produced what was later a private record. Belgium’s Thiam, all conqueror, won gold with a margin of victory of 57 points.
World title, 2019 (6981 points)
Johnson-Thompson set an overall time and broke the British record heading to victory at the World Championships in Doha 3 years ago.
She beat defending champion Thiam and set five best non-public records in Qatar, the eighth woman to win gold for GB in championship history.
Commonwealth Champion again, 2022 (6377 points)
After 2 days at alexander stadium, she took first place in the women’s heptathlon.
AMAZING ? @TeamEngland #CommonwealthGames pic. twitter. com/FaAMHIOlfL
– Birmingham 2022 (@birminghamcg22) August 2022
After the coronavirus pandemic halted his momentum, serious Injuries to his Achilles tendon and calf disrupted him further, ruining his Tokyo Olympics and denying him the chance to protect the global brand last month.
Johnson-Thompson built a fort first day at Alexander Stadium with a very good free time of 44. 33m in the javelin to take on the challenge of Kate O’Connor of Northern Ireland.
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