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Jonny Mellor

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Date of Birth

27 December 1986

Age

37

Place of Birth

Birkenhead

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Jonny Mellor finished sixth in the men's marathon at Birmingham 2022 after navigating a string of setbacks and near misses to secure a place on Team England.

Mellor finished in a time of 2:15.31 to post the best finish of all Home Nations athletes.

In 2014, Mellor was diagnosed with ITP, a rare autoimmune disorder affecting blood platelets, and serves as an ambassador for the ITP Support Association.   

He ran his first major marathon in Frankfurt in 2015 and got his breakthrough at the Berlin Marathon two years later, his 2:12:57 good enough for tenth place.  

Born on the Wirral, Mellor took the British title at the London 2020 Marathon in 2:10:36 but missed Olympic trials with a gout-related ankle injury believed to have been caused by a compression sleeve.  

But Mellor, who grew up idolising Steven Gerrard, is back in fine form, winning April’s Manchester Marathon in 2:10:45 to qualify for the Games.

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In front of a 30,000 strong crowd at the newly refurbished Alexander Stadium, Team England picked up a host of medals at Birmingham 2022.

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