Jasmin Paris

Jasmin Paris
MBE
Paris during the 2018 Borrowdale Fell Race
Personal information
Full nameJasmin Karina Paris
BornNovember 1983 (age 40–41)
Manchester
Parent
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportSkyrunning
Medal record
Skyrunning
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Lleida Ultra SkyMarathon

Jasmin Karina Paris MBE (born November 1983)[1] is a British runner who has been a national fell running champion and who has set records for the Bob Graham Round and the Ramsay Round. In 2024, she became the first woman to successfully complete the Barkley Marathons.[2][3]

She won the 2016 Skyrunner World Series Sky Extreme category,[4] and a bronze medal at the 2016 Skyrunning World Championships in the Sky Ultra category.[5] She received significant media attention for beating the all-time men's course record by 12 hours at the 2019 Spine Race.[6]

She is a senior lecturer in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

  1. ^ "Companies House: Carnethy Hill Running Club".
  2. ^ "NEWSFLASH: Jasmin Paris completes the 2024 Barkley Marathons". www.ukhillwalking.com. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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  4. ^ "Jasmin Paris and Jonathan Albon are EXTREME Champions". skylinescotland.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Skyrunning World Championships 2016 ULTRA – Images and Summary". iancorless.org. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. ^ Ingle, Sean (17 January 2019). "Jasmin Paris becomes first woman to win 268-mile Montane Spine Race". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 January 2019.