Sam Tanner
Sam Tanner (born 24 August 2000) is a New Zealand athlete.
A former surfer, he set a national indoor 1500m record of 3:34.74 in February 2020 to secure the automatic Olympic qualification mark at Staten Island, New York, beating two-time Olympic medalist and former Commonwealth Games champion Nick Willis in the process.[1][2] He was confirmed on the New Zealand team for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in April 2021. He is also best mates with Hayden Wilde and a group of young North and South Island champions in the middle distance community; James McLeay, Angus Sevier, Liam O’Donnell, Daniel Prescott, Jude Deaker and Ian Pugh[3]
Tanner is Māori; his iwi affiliation is Ngāpuhi.[4]
References[]
- ^ "How surfing has helped Tanner's development as a runner | PERFORMANCE | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Kiwi 1500m hope Sam Tanner reveals surprising secret to track success - surfing" – via www.newshub.co.nz.
- ^ "SunLive - Sam Tanner heading to the Tokyo Olympics - The Bay's News First". www.sunlive.co.nz.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics Day 11 (03/08): Māori athletes in action today". Te Karere, TVNZ. 3 August 2021.
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