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Lennon attended [[Wilson’s School]] in the [[London Borough of Sutton]], and trains as a member of Sutton & District AC.<ref>{{cite web|website=Suttonssp.co.uk|url= https://www.suttonssp.co.uk/22/news-1/post/34/sutton-student-wins-british-schools-junior-cross-country-championship|title= Sutton Student Wins British Schools Junior Cross Country Championship|accessdate=16 Dec 2025}}</ref> In October 2022, he helped his Sutton team win the under-15 boys title running [[Cross country running|cross country]] at the ERRA Autumn Relays. |
Lennon attended [[Wilson’s School]] in the [[London Borough of Sutton]], and trains as a member of Sutton & District AC.<ref>{{cite web|website=Suttonssp.co.uk|url= https://www.suttonssp.co.uk/22/news-1/post/34/sutton-student-wins-british-schools-junior-cross-country-championship|title= Sutton Student Wins British Schools Junior Cross Country Championship|accessdate=16 Dec 2025}}</ref> In October 2022, he helped his Sutton team win the under-15 boys title running [[Cross country running|cross country]] at the ERRA Autumn Relays. |
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In the spring of 2025, Lennon won the under-17 men’s English National cross-country race at Parliament Hill, the under-17 Inter Counties cross country title, and the English Schools Cross Country senior boys’ race.<ref>{{cite web|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=16 Dec 2025|url= https://athleticsweekly.com/news/young-athlete-news/teenage-distance-runner-alex-lennon-on-the-rise-1040000708/|first=Jason|last=Hemderson|date=10 April 2025|title= TEENAGE DISTANCE RUNNER ALEX LENNON ON THE RISE}} |
In the spring of 2025, Lennon won the under-17 men’s English National cross-country race at Parliament Hill, the under-17 Inter Counties cross country title, and the English Schools Cross Country senior boys’ race.<ref>{{cite web|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=16 Dec 2025|url= https://athleticsweekly.com/news/young-athlete-news/teenage-distance-runner-alex-lennon-on-the-rise-1040000708/|first=Jason|last=Hemderson|date=10 April 2025|title= TEENAGE DISTANCE RUNNER ALEX LENNON ON THE RISE}} |
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British runner
Alex Lennon (born 28 April 2008) is a British cross country runner. He was a silver medalist in the team under-20 event at the European Cross Country Championships in 2025. [1]
Career
Lennon attended Wilson’s School in the London Borough of Sutton, and trains as a member of Sutton & District AC.[2] In October 2022, he helped his Sutton team win the under-15 boys title running cross country at the ERRA Autumn Relays.[3]
In the spring of 2025, Lennon won the under-17 men’s English National cross-country race at Parliament Hill, the under-17 Inter Counties cross country title, and the English Schools Cross Country senior boys’ race.[4][5]
In October 2025, Lennon made his debut for the England Cross Country team in the Belgium Cross Cup event, the Cross Cup van West-Vlaanderen in Roeselare, placing fourth.[6][7] Lennon placed third behind Michael Clark and William Rabjohns in the men’s under 20 race at the Liverpool Cross Challenge in November 2025 with only three seconds between the three at the finish.[8] He was subsequently selected for the European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal on 14 December 2025.[9] Lennon placed fifteenth in the individual race, helping the British team to win the U20 team silver medal alongside Rabjohns and Clark.[10][11]
In December 2025, Lennon was selected for the British team to compete in the under-20 race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida.[12]
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