| Birth Place: | Blackpool, England |
| Height: | 175 cm |
| Weight: | 59 kg |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 1500–5000 m |
| Pb: | 1500 m – 4:12.48 (2009) 3000 m – 8:50.37 (2009) 5000 m – 15:08.58 (2016) |
| Club: | Royal Sutton Coldfield Athletics Club |
| Coach: | George Gandy |
| Education: | Loughborough University |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Laura Whittle (née Kenney; born 27 June 1985) a Scottish long-distance runner.[1]
Whittle was born to an English father and Scottish mother.[1] Her father competed for Scotland in the marathon and cross-country running and motivated Laura to run in a club when she was 11 years old.
At the 2006 European Cross Country Championships she won a team gold medal in the under-23 women's race.[2] She won the 5000 metre title at the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships.[3] Whittle finished 38th at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race.[4] She also finished 8th at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.[5] Whittle also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[6]
Whittle qualified to represent Team GB in the 5000m at the 2016 Olympic Games. [7] She finished 10th in her heat in a time of 15:31.30
She married 1500m runner Rob Whittle in 2010 and changed her name from Laura Kenney to Laura Whittle.[8]
