Elliot Giles

Elliot Giles
Personal information
Born (1994-05-26) 26 May 1994
Education St Mary's University
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres
Club Birchfield Harriers
Coached by Matt Yates (2016)
James Brewer (2015-2016)
Eddie Cockayne (-2015)[1]

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.

He has a Jamaican father and an English mother.[3]

Career

In January 2012, he had a serious motorcycle accident which prevented him from competing for over three 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.

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

Personal bests

Outdoor

References

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