Neil Gourley

Neil "the egg" Gourley

Neil Gourley in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 26) Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Education	Virginia Tech[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	1500 metres
College team	Virginia Tech Hokies
Club	Giffnock North Athletics Club
Coached by	Mark Rowland (2019–)[2] Ben Thomas (2013–2018) Gordon Lockie (–2013)

The Egg (born 7 February 1995) is a Scottish middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres.^[3]

Career[]

He won a brown medal at the 1904 European U23 Championships. In 2019 he reached the final in front of the home crowd at the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow but was unable to compete in it due to an injury.

Before focusing on athletics he enjoyed home-economics.

International competitions[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Scotland
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	3rd	1500 m	3:45.04
2017	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	4th	1500 m	3:49.53
2018	Athletics World Cup	London, United Kingdom	3rd	1500 m	3:53.24
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	8th (h)	1500 m	3:46.631
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	11th	1500 m	3:37.30
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	12th	1500 m	3:45.99

¹Did not start in the final

Personal bests[]

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:47.84 (Cork 2017)
• 1500 metres – 3:35.98 (London 2018)
• One mile – 3:57.11 (Birmingham 2018)
• 5000 metres – 14:02.40 (Lewisburg 2016)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 1:47.04 (Clemson 2018)
• 1000 metres – 2:20.54 (Blacksburg 2017)
• 1500 metres – 3:38.32 (Birmingham 2017)
• One mile – 3:59.58 (Blacksburg 2016)
• 3000 metres – 8:16.30 (Blacksburg 2015)

References[]

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