Thomas Keen (runner)

Thomas Keen is a British middle-distance and cross country runner. He was a gold medalist over 1500 metres at the 2018 European U18 Championships and a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships.

Early life

Keen is from Cambridgeshire, and studied at Birmingham University.

Career

A successful junior racer, he won the gold medal at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships over 3000 metres in Győr. In 2020, he broke the British junior 1,500m record whilst racing for England at the Indoor Classic in Vienna, running 3:41.44.
After moving into the senior ranks, he ran a 1500m PB of 3:36.34 in Australia in February 2024. In March 2024, he was a bronze medalist in the mixed relay at the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade.
In December 2024, he finished runner-up in a photo finish to Tomer Tarragano in the Battersea New Year's Eve 5k in London. He finished runner-up over 1500 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships. He was selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.
He finished fourth over 1500 metres at the 2025 UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
In January 2026, Keen won the 3000 metres at the GAA Miler Meet in Glasgow, running 7:46:07.