Jemma Reekie (born 6 March 1998) is a Scottish middle-distance runner who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Reekie was born in Scotland in 1998.
2017
Reekie competed at the 2017 European U20 Championships in July, winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres and finishing fourth in the 3000 metres.
2018
At the 2018 European Championships in August, Reekie competed in the 1500 metres, failing to make the final.
2019
Reekie competed at the 2019 European Indoor Championships in March, failing to make the final of the 1500 metres.
In July, she achieved a rare double at the 2019 European U23 Championships, winning gold medals in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.
In October, she competed at the 2019 World Championships.
She failed to make the final of the 1500 metres.
2020
In February 2020, Reekie broke three British indoor records within eight days, setting a new mark for the 800 metres, and then for the mile and 1500 metres.
The 1500 metres record was broken by her training partner, Laura Muir, in 2021, and the 800 metres record was broken by Keely Hodgkinson in 2022.
In July and August 2021, Reekie competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
She finished fourth in the 800 metres with a personal best time of 1:56.90.
In September, she won the 2021 Fifth Avenue Mile.
Reekie competed at the 2022 World Championships in July, failing to make the final of the 800 metres.
In August, she competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
In the 800 metres, she failed to make the final.
In the 1500 metres, she finished fifth.
Later that month, she competed at the 2022 European Championships, where she finished fifth in the 800 metres.
In March 2023, Reekie split from trainer Andy Young, who had coached her since 2015, after quitting a training camp in South Africa.
In August, she competed at the 2023 World Championships, finishing fifth in the 800 metres.
In September, she won the 2023 Fifth Avenue Mile.
Reekie made a successful start to the 2024 indoor season, winning the UK Indoor Athletics Championships 800m in a championship record time of 1:58.24.
