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'''Elliot Levi Giles''' (born 26 May 1994) is an [[England|English]] middle-distance runner from Birmingham, specialising in the [[800 metres]].<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> He is best known for winning the bronze at the [[2016 European Athletics Championships|2016 European Championships]].
'''Elliot Levi Giles''' (born 26 May 1994) is an [[England|English]] middle-distance runner from Birmingham, specialising in the [[800 metres]].<ref>{{World Athletics}}</ref> He won a bronze medal at the [[2016 European Athletics Championships|2016 European Championships]] and holds the current road mile world record at 3:51.3.


==Career==
==Career==
In August 2014, he had a serious motorcycle accident which prevented him from competing for two years.<ref>[http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/british-champ-elliot-giles-motorcycle-crash-european-championships-45757 British champ Elliot Giles bounces back from a motorcycle crash with European Championships call-up]</ref>
In August 2014, he had a serious motorcycle accident which prevented him from competing for two years.<ref>[http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/british-champ-elliot-giles-motorcycle-crash-european-championships-45757 British champ Elliot Giles bounces back from a motorcycle crash with European Championships call-up]</ref>


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 records in Athletics|British record]] for the 800 metres indoors, at the [[World Athletics Indoor Tour|World Indoor Tour]] event in [[Toruń|Torun]], [[Poland]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Giles storms to victory and British record|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/56104085|access-date=2021-02-17}}</ref> This record had stood since March 1983, when it was set by [[Sebastian Coe|Seb Coe]].
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 records in Athletics|British record]] for the 800 metres indoors, at the [[World Athletics Indoor Tour|World Indoor Tour]] event in [[Toruń|Torun]], [[Poland]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Giles storms to victory and British record|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/56104085|date=17 February 2021|access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref> This record had stood since March 1983, when it was set by [[Sebastian Coe|Seb Coe]].


Having initially missed out on selection for the [[2024 Summer Olympics]], Giles was called-up as a late replacement for the injured [[Jake Wightman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/c10l3yl7485o|title=GB medal hope Wightman pulls out of Olympics|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=1 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/40697669/injury-rules-team-gb-jake-wightman-800m|title=Olympics 2024: Injury rules Team GB's Jake Wightman out of 800m|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=1 August 2024}}</ref> Giles reached the 800m semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elliot Giles: from camping in Swiss Alps to a place in Olympic 800m semi-finals {{!}} Paris Olympic Games 2024 {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/07/elliot-giles-from-camping-swiss-alps-to-olympic-800m-semi-finals-athletics |date=7 August 2024|access-date=2 October 2024 |website=amp.theguardian.com}}</ref>
Elliot founded Vandervolt in 2020, an electric bicycle company www.vandervolt.co.uk The company began by selling electric bike conversion kits, allowing the customer to convert their conventional bicycle into electric bikes. In 2022 Vandervolt launched its first electric bicycle, known as the scrambler.

Giles set a new road mile world record of 3:51.3, winning the KO Meile in Düsseldorf over [[Yared Nuguse]], on 1 September 2024, breaking [[Emmanuel Wanyonyi|Emmanuel Wanyonyi's]] previous mark of 3:54.6 by over three seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/articles/ckgw9drrp41o|title=Britain's Giles breaks men's road mile world record|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/elliot-giles-runs-world-road-mile-record-in-dusseldorf-1039992145/|title=Elliot Giles runs world road mile record in Düsseldorf|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=1 September 2024}}</ref>


==International competitions==
==International competitions==
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*800 metres – 1:44.56 (Doha 2020)
*800 metres – 1:44.56 (Doha 2020)
*1500 metres – 3:30.92 (London 2023)
*1500 metres – 3:30.92 (London 2023)
*One mile – 3:52.49 (Gateshead 2021)
*One mile – 3:52.49 (Gateshead 2021)
'''Indoor'''
'''Indoor'''
*800 metres – 1:43.63 ([[National records in athletics|NR]]) (Torun 2021)
*800 metres – 1:43.63 [[National records in athletics|NR]] (Torun 2021)
*1500 metres – 3:36.90 (Val-de-Reuil 2021)
*1500 metres – 3:36.90 (Val-de-Reuil 2021)
*One mile – 3:59.71 (London 2019)
*One mile – 3:59.71 (London 2019)
'''Road'''

* One mile – 3:51.3 '''''[[List of world records in athletics|WR]]''''' (Düsseldorf 2024)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:34, 30 October 2024

For the British YouTuber, see Elliot Giles (YouTuber).

Elliot Giles
Elliot Giles in 2018
Personal information
Full nameElliot Levi Giles[1]
Born (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 (age 30)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
EducationSt Mary's University
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 metres
ClubBirchfield
Coached byMatt Yates (2016)
James Brewer (2015-2016)
Eddie Cockayne (-2015)[2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Amsterdam 800 m
Athletics World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 London 800 m

Elliot Levi Giles (born 26 May 1994) is an English middle-distance runner from Birmingham, specialising in the 800 metres.[3] He won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships and holds the current road mile world record at 3:51.3.

Career

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In August 2014, he had a serious motorcycle accident which prevented him from competing for two years.[4]

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.[5] This record had stood since March 1983, when it was set by Seb Coe.

Having initially missed out on selection for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Giles was called-up as a late replacement for the injured Jake Wightman.[6][7] Giles reached the 800m semi-final.[8]

Giles set a new road mile world record of 3:51.3, winning the KO Meile in Düsseldorf over Yared Nuguse, on 1 September 2024, breaking Emmanuel Wanyonyi's previous mark of 3:54.6 by over three seconds.[9][10]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
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
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (sf) 1500 m 3:39.05
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 7th 800 m 1:47.06
Olympic Games Paris, France 15th (sf) 800 m 1:45.46

Personal bests

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Outdoor

  • 800 metres – 1:44.56 (Doha 2020)
  • 1500 metres – 3:30.92 (London 2023)
  • 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)

Road

  • One mile – 3:51.3 WR (Düsseldorf 2024)

References

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  1. ^ Giles, Elliot [@elliot_levi_giles] (14 December 2020). "Track days" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ Power of 10 profile
  3. ^ Elliot Giles at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ British champ Elliot Giles bounces back from a motorcycle crash with European Championships call-up
  5. ^ "Giles storms to victory and British record". BBC Sport. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. ^ "GB medal hope Wightman pulls out of Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Olympics 2024: Injury rules Team GB's Jake Wightman out of 800m". ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Elliot Giles: from camping in Swiss Alps to a place in Olympic 800m semi-finals | Paris Olympic Games 2024 | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Britain's Giles breaks men's road mile world record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Elliot Giles runs world road mile record in Düsseldorf". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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