Eilish McColgan Bio, Parents, Husband, Children, Siblings, Net Worth

Eilish McColgan Bio, Parents, Husband, Children, Siblings, Net Worth: Eilish McColgan is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner born on November 25, 1990.

She attended the High School of Dundee and studied mathematics and accountancy at the University of Dundee, graduating in 2013.

McColgan is the 2022 Commonwealth Games 10,000 meters champion with the Games record and 5000 meters silver medallist.

She’s a four-time European Championships medallist, winning silver medals for the 5000 m in 2018 and 10,000 m in 2022, bronze in the 5000 m in 2022, and a bronze for the indoor 3000 meters in 2017.

She’s the European record holder for the 10 km road race, and the British record holder for the 5000 m, 10,000 m, 5 km, and half marathon. She also holds the European best in the 10 miles on the roads.

McColgan also represented Great Britain at the 2012 London, 2016 Rio, and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

She represented Scotland at Commonwealth Games in 2014 in Glasgow, and in 2018 in Gold Coast in addition to the 2022 Games in Birmingham.

McColgan is the Scottish record holder in the event she originally specialized in, the 3000 meters steeplechase, from 2013 before injury forced her to move away from steeplechase.

She holds the Scottish record in 10,000 meters after winning the 10,000m title at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022. McColgan is a seven-time national champion.

In November 2022, she set a new British record in the 15 kilometers with her fourth-place finish in a time of 47:40 at the Zevenheuvelenloop in the Netherlands, breaking her mother’s official record of 47:43.

In March 2023, Eilish McColgan made headlines she broke Paula Radcliffe’s 21-year-old British women’s 10,000m record at the Sound Running The TEN in San Juan Capistrano, California.

McColgan clocked 30min 00.86sec to win the event, shattering Radcliffe’s mark of 30:01.09 that she set when winning the European title in Munich in 2002.

The event took place on Saturday, 4 March 2023 in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Eilish McColgan Age

Eilish McColgan celebrated her 32nd birthday on November 25, 2022. She was born on November 25, 1990, in Dundee, United Kingdom. McColgan will be 33 in November this year.

Eilish McColgan Height & Weight

Eilish McColgan stands at a height of 1.8 m and weighs around 53 kg

Eilish McColgan Parents

Eilish McColgan was born in Dundee, United Kingdom to Liz McColgan (mother) and Peter McColgan (father). Both parents were athletes.

Her mother is a former 10,000 meters World Champion and Olympic silver medallist

Following her mother’s second marriage, McColgan is the step-daughter of long-distance runner John Nuttall and step-sister of his son, para-athlete, Luke Nuttall

Eilish McColgan Husband

We are not very sure whether Eilish McColgan is married or not. However, she has been in a long relationship with Michael Rimmer.

The two have been together for over eight years, tracing all the way back to 2014, and things are as yet working out in a good way.

Michael Rimmer is an English center distance sprinter who has contended two times at the Olympics and was a British record holder from 2006 to 2013.

He came out on top for seven British Champion championships and the silver decoration at the 2010 European Championships.

Rimmer partook in the World Championship for Great Britain in 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013.

Eilish’s sweetheart worked for Nike for over nine years and was a Wells Sports Foundation representative.

Eilish McColgan Children

We are not very sure as to whether the 32-year-old Scottish middle- and long-distance runner, Eilish McColgan is a mother. There are no records on whether she’s a mother of biological or adopted children.

Eilish McColgan Siblings

Eilish McColgan grew up with four other siblings; Orla McColgan, Kieran McColgan, Martin McColgan, and Eamonn McColgan.

Eilish McColgan Net Worth

As of February 2023, Eilish McColgan had an estimated net worth of about $ 4.8 million. She has made such an amount from her career as an athlete and other endorsement deals.

Eilish McColgan Social Media

Eilish McColgan is very active on social media. She has a verified Instagram account with over 175,000 followers, a verified Twitter account with over 600,000 followers, and a verified Facebook page with over 94,000 followers.

Eilish McColgan Achievements

Since she kicked off his career, Eilish McColgan has bagged several achievements including;

Personal Bests

1500 metres: 4:00.97 (Rabat 2019)
One mile: 4:24.71 Birmingham (2019)
3000 meters: 8:31.00 (Birmingham 2017)
5000 meters: 14:28.55 (Oslo 2021) NR
10,000 metres: 30:00.86 (San Juan Capistrano, CA 2023) NR
3000 meters steeplechase: 9:35.82 (Moscow 2013) (NR Scottish)

Road

5 kilometres: 14:45 (Málaga 2022) Wo NR
10 kilometers: 30:19 (Manchester 2022) European record
10 miles: 50:43 (Portsmouth 2021) European best
Half marathon: 1:06:26 (Ras Al Khaimah 2022) Mx NR

National Titles

British Athletics Championships

5,000 m: 2019
10,000 m: 2021
3000 m steeplechase: 2012, 2013, 2014

British Indoor Athletics Championships

1500 m: 2018
3000 m: 2017
Scottish Athletics Championships
3000 m steeplechase: 2011

Eilish McColgan Awards And Honours

For her outstanding performance, Eilish McColgan is a recipient of numerous awards and honors such as;

British Athletics Writers’ Association: Cliff Temple Award for British Female Athlete of the Year (jointly with Laura Muir)
BT Sport Action Woman of the Year
Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year
Sports Journalists’ Association: SJA Committee Award
British Athletics Supporters Club’s Athlete of the Year
Women’s Sport Alliance Athlete of the Year
Scottish Women in Sport Sportswoman of the Year
Scottish Athletics Commonwealth Games Achievement Trophy
Scottish Sports Awards: Moment of the Year
Athletics Weekly: British Female Athlete of the Year
University of Dundee Honorary Doctor of Laws degree