Elliot Giles
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| Born | 26 May 1994 Birmingham, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||
| Education | St Mary's University | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Matt Yates (2016) James Brewer (2015-2016) Eddie Cockayne (-2015)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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Elliot Giles (born 26 May 1994) is an English middle-distance runner from Birmingham, specialising in the 800 metres.[2] He is best known for winning the bronze at the 2016 European Championships.
Career[]
In August 2014, he had a serious motorcycle accident which prevented him from competing for two years.[3]
His breakthrough year was 2016 when he became British champion over the distance, and was selected for the senior GB team for the first time at the European Athletics Championships where he won a surprise bronze medal. His new personal best of 1:45.54, set in the final, qualified him for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In Rio de Janeiro, however, he only managed seventh place in his heat which was not good enough for a place in the semifinals. In February 2021, he set a new British record for the 800 metres indoors, at the World Indoor Tour event in Torun, Poland.[4] This record had stood since March 1983, when it was set by Seb Coe.
International competitions[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain and  England
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| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | 800 m | 1:45.54 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 29th (h) | 800 m | 1:47.88 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 20th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.95 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th | 800 m | 1:48.22 |
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 15th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.54 | |
| World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 800 m | 1:47.40 | |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 15th (sf) | 800 m | 1:47.40 | |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 7th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.15 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 11th (sf) | 800 m | 1:44.74 |
Personal bests[]
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:44.56 (Doha 2020)
- 1500 metres – 3:41.27 (Watford 2017)
- One mile – 3:52.49 (Gateshead 2021)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:43.63 (NR) (Torun 2021)
- 1500 metres – 3:36.90 (Val-de-Reuil 2021)
- One mile – 3:59.71 (London 2019)
References[]
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ Elliot Giles at World Athletics
- ^ British champ Elliot Giles bounces back from a motorcycle crash with European Championships call-up
- ^ "Giles storms to victory and British record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
External links[]
- Elliot Giles on Twitter
- Elliot Giles at British Athletics
- Elliot Giles at Power of 10
- Elliot Giles at European Athletics (archived)
- Elliot Giles at World Athletics
- Elliot Giles at Team GB
- Elliot Giles at Olympics.com
- Elliot Giles at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Elliot Giles at Olympic.org (archived)
- Elliot Giles at Olympedia
- Elliot Giles at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Elliot Giles at Team England
- Elliot Giles at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
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