Daniel Kwabena Rowden (born 9 September 1997) is an English middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres, who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Biography Rowden is of Ghanaian descent through his mother. and won a silver medal at the 2017 European U23 Championships.
He became British champion when winning the 800 metres event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships in a time of 1 min 45.94 secs. At the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he represented Great Britain
He won a second British title at the 2023 British Athletics Championships.
International competitions Representing 2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden14th (sf)800 m1:52.312016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland20th (sf)800 m1:49.582017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2nd800 m1:48.162018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany12th (sf)800 m1:46.982021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan6th (sf)800 m1:44.352022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States14th (sf)800 m1:46.27European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany13th (sf)800 m1:48.802023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary21st (sf)800 m1:45.38
Personal bests Outdoor 400 metres – 48.48 (Lee Valley 2015) 800 metres – 1:43.95 (Monaco 2023) 1500 metres – 3:54.65 (Watford 2017)
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