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Elliot Giles
Elliot Giles in 2018
Personal information
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)[1]
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 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
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 heats 800 m 1:48.54
World Cup London 3rd 800 m 1:47.40
European Championships Berlin, Germany semifinal 800 m 1:47.40
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar semifinal 800 m 1:45.15
2021 Emsley Carr Mile Gateshead, England 1st Mile 3:52.49
2021 Olympic Games 2021 Tokyo semifinal 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

  1. ^ Power of 10 profile
  2. ^ Elliot Giles at World Athletics
  3. ^ British champ Elliot Giles bounces back from a motorcycle crash with European Championships call-up
  4. ^ "Giles storms to victory and British record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2021.


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