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.
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| Full name | Elliot Levi Giles[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1994 Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | St Mary's University | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Birchfield | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Matt Yates (2016) James Brewer (2015-2016) Eddie Cockayne (-2015)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 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 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.[8][9]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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
editOutdoor
- 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
edit- ^ Giles, Elliot [@elliot_levi_giles] (14 December 2020). "Track days" – via Instagram.
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ Elliot Giles at World Athletics
- ^ British champ Elliot Giles bounces back from a motorcycle crash with European Championships call-up
- ^ "Giles storms to victory and British record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "GB medal hope Wightman pulls out of Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympics 2024: Injury rules Team GB's Jake Wightman out of 800m". ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Britain's Giles breaks men's road mile world record". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Elliot Giles runs world road mile record in Düsseldorf". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
External links
edit- Elliot Giles at World Athletics
- Elliot Giles at British Athletics
- Elliot Giles at Team GB
- Elliot Giles at Olympedia
- Elliot Giles at Team England
- Elliot Giles at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Elliot Giles on Instagram
