Elliot Giles

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Elliot Giles
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Elliot Giles in 2018
Personal information
Full name Elliot Levi Giles[1]
Born (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994 (age 30)
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Education St Mary's University
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres
Club Birchfield
Coached by Matt 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

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

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

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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External links

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