Heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson is the current World no.1 ranked Heptathlete and won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 world championships, breaking the British record with a score of 6,981 points. She also holds the British record of 5,000 points for the women's pentathlon, winning gold at the 2015 and 2019 European indoor championships, as well as in the 2018 world indoor championships. She was the 2012 world junior long jump champion and holds the British high jump record with 1.98 m outdoors (2016) and 1.97 m indoors (2015). Johnson-Thompson's heptathlon results include finishing 14th at the 2012 London Olympics, fifth at the 2013 World Championships, sixth at the 2016 Rio Olympics and second at the 2018 European Championships. She currently lives in Montpellier, France.
"I used to define my self-worth by my achievements on the track. But you have to separate your work from your personal life and separate your expectations from other people’s expectations. "
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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