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Jo Ankier is a British middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. She was born on 5 August 1982 in London, United Kingdom. She is currently 42 years old.
Jo Ankier has had a successful career in athletics, having won multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games, European Championships, and World Championships. She has also competed in the Olympic Games, having represented Great Britain in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In terms of physical stats, Jo Ankier stands at 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 130 pounds.
Jo Ankier is currently single and there is no information available about her dating life.
Jo Ankier has an estimated net worth of $1 million. She has earned her wealth through her successful career as a middle-distance runner. She has won multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games, European Championships, and World Championships. She has also competed in the Olympic Games, having represented Great Britain in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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42 years old |
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Leo |
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5 August 1982 |
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5 August |
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London, England, United Kingdom |
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United Kingdom |
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Jo Ankier Height, Weight & Measurements
At 42 years old, Jo Ankier height
is 1.7 m .
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1.7 m |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Jo Ankier Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jo Ankier worth at the age of 42 years old? Jo Ankier’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
Jo Ankier's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Jo Ankier Social Network
Timeline
Jo is the live post-fight reporter for BT Sport on their boxing fight nights and was the side-line reporter for "MLB London" in June 2019, the first ever Major League Baseball series to be played in Europe. Jo has been a long time contributor to The Tennis Channel in Los Angeles as well as ESPN for whom she covered both the "London 2012 Olympics" as well as "Rio2016" amongst other regular year-round event sports coverage reporting for the international versions of their flagship show Sportscenter on NBA, X Games, MLS, tennis, boxing. Jo was the live studio presenter of “Beyond the Game” world sports show filmed out of Istanbul for TRT World during the 2018 Fifa World Cup .
Ankier is a skilled pianist and cellist. In 2016, she joined Atlanta Braves shortstop Chase Darnaud and father / son duo Clayton and Sebastian Cages to form country rock and roll group, The Chasedarnaud band. Ankier plays acoustic and electric cello along with keyboard in the group which released their first full album "Seven Ghosts" on September 22, 2016.
In 2016, Jo covered her second Olympic games for ESPN as a reporter across track and field, soccer and tennis in Rio.
In 2013, she was the solo host and reporter for ESPN's PAC-RIM Australia and New Zealand coverage of the final X Games from Los Angeles. She went on to lead ESPN International's coverage of the Americas Cup sailing in San Francisco later that year.
In 2012, she anchored ESPN International's flagship show SportsCenter over the London 2012 Olympic Games. Her athletics background enabled her to record exclusive interviews with star athletes such as Oscar Pistorius and Alison Felix.
In 2011, Ankier hosted ESPN International's global red carpet show for the prestigious ESPY awards airing across the Europe, Caribbean and Pacific Rim regions.
She finished third at the qualifying trials for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but the third place on the team was given to the athlete who had a faster time at a previous event.
She retired from top level international athletics in 2008 and competed in only 3 events in 2009. Over the course of her ten-year athletics career she competed in 134 national and international events, winning 20 of them.
In 2006, she finished 7th in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Jo is a former British steeplechase athlete who competed at the IAAF World Championships in 2005 and held British national records for the 1500, 2000 and 3000 metre steeplechases.
In 2005, she set the British record for the women's 3000 metre steeplechase with a time of 9 minutes 50 seconds, at the Naimette-Xhovémont track in Liege, Belgium on 20 July. After finishing 3rd in the European Cup at Leiria in Portugal she competed in the first ever Women's Steeplechase at the 2005 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki where she finished 11th.
In 2005, Ankier was chosen by the London 2012 Olympic Committee to star in the official video for the successful London Olympic Bid. In Sport at Heart she is pictured running through the sights of London inspiring locals and celebrities to "Back the Bid" and win London the Olympic Games.
In 2004, she set the British record for the women's 1500 metre steeplechase with a time of 4 minutes 52.5 seconds, at the Bedford Inter Counties Championships on 31 May.
In 2003, she set the British record for the women's 2000 metre steeplechase with a time of 6 minutes 48 seconds, at the Birmingham AAAs championships on 26 July.
