Jacob Cann

Jacob Cann
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000
Ashington, West Sussex, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
Middle-distance running, Long-distance running, Cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 3:38.25 (2025)
Mile: 3:58.15 (2025)
3000m: 7:52.36 (2025)
5000m: 13:33.81 (2025)
Road
5km 13:52 (2025)
10km: 28:46 (2024)

Jacob Cann (born 22 December 2000) is a British middle-, long-distance, and cross country runner. He represented Great Britain at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.[1]

Biography

Cann was educated at Lancaster University and the University of San Francisco,[2] and is a member of Western Tempo. His parents, Neil and Diane, live in Cheltenham, where in January 2025 Cann set a new course record to win the Linda Franks 5 Mile road race.[3] The following month, he was included in the England Team selected for the 2025 Cross Country Home Countries International.[4] He also competed for England in races in Belgium and Spain in 2025. That summer, Cann set personal bests in every distance he ran on the track, including a maiden sub-four minute mile.[2]

Cann placed fifth in the 9.6km race at the 2025 Cardiff Cross Challenge in Wales, a gold race part of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour in November 2025.[5][6] He then placed fourth at the Liverpool Cross Challenge later that month.[7] He was subsequently selected for the Great Britain team to compete at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Lagoa, Portugal in December 2025, placing 29th overall.[8][9] That month, he was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, where he placed 71st overall in January 2026.[10][11]

Cann competed over 3000 metres at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, placing fourth overall.[12] On 7 March, he was runner-up to James Kingston at the UK Athletics Cross Challenge Final and UK Inter Counties Championships in Nottingham.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Jacob Cann". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b Rhodes, James (6 Jan 2025). "World XC Championships: Jacob Cann". Fast Running. Retrieved 6 Jan 2026.
  3. ^ Jackson, Roger (21 January 2025). "Jacob Cann sets new record for Linda Franks 5 Mile". The Local Answer. Retrieved 6 Jan 2026.
  4. ^ "Team selected for the 2025 Cross Country Home Countries International". England Athletics. 4 Feb 2025. Retrieved 6 Jan 2025.
  5. ^ "Kipsang and Chepkirui secure Kenyan double in Cardiff". World Athletics. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  6. ^ Henderson, Jason (8 November 2025). "TEENAGER CHEPKIRUI SHINES AT CARDIFF CROSS CHALLENGE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  7. ^ "EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS PLACES SECURED AT THE LIVERPOOL CROSS CHALLENGE". British Athletics. 22 Nov 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  8. ^ "A SUPER SIX MEDALS FOR NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM AT THE 2026 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 14 Dec 2025. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.
  9. ^ "31st SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  10. ^ Henderson, Jason (19 December 2025). "MIXED HOPES FOR BRITS AT WORLD CROSS IN TALLAHASSEE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  11. ^ "JACOB KIPLIMO IS KING OF THE COUNTRY IN TALLAHASSEE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 14 Feb 2026.
  13. ^ "UKA CROSS CHALLANGE FINAL AND 100TH INTER COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP". British Athletics. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
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